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• Win a Southwest Flight Schedule Signed by Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett with a Tribute to Timetables

  If you’re an airline dork, you love timetables. It’s just the way it’s always been. And with Southwest finally issuing its last timetable this year, the era of printed timetables in the US has come to a close. I asked Southwest for a... Posted Nov 06 2009, 04:00 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin, Southwest

• Tomorrow, I’m Telling Airline Marketing Folks What Customers Want – So What Do You Want?

  I mentioned yesterday that I am attending the ARAC FFP Mega Event this week and that I’d be speaking tomorrow. Well, it turns out that I could use your help. This event is attended by industry people – the same people who are responsible for... Posted Oct 22 2009, 11:19 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• Attending the FFP ARAC Mega Event

  I’ll be at the FFP ARAC Mega Event here in sunny Southern California tomorrow and Friday. We love our acronyms in this industry, but basically this is all about frequent flier programs and ancillary revenue. For the most part, I’ll be wandering... Posted Oct 22 2009, 02:51 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• Introducing Cranky Concierge Air Travel Assistance

  For more than 3 years, I’ve been writing The Cranky Flier to provide opinions and general information about the latest with airlines and airports. Today, I’m officially launching what I think is the next logical extension of the blog . . Read... Posted Oct 05 2009, 02:43 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• Some Enhancements to the Blog and a Request

  It had been awhile since I went rooting around looking for new and interesting plugins for the site, and I think I’ve found a couple good ones. Let me know what you think, and most importantly, let me know if there’s some functionality you’d... Posted Aug 10 2009, 12:53 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• A New Addition to the Cranky Family

  There’s good news in Crankyville this week. No, it’s not a new writer. No, we’re not having a baby. I’m very happy to welcome a new sister-in-law into the family. While we left Jackson Hole on Sunday, my brother Quinn (aka Dr Cranky... Posted Jul 01 2009, 06:30 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• Your Feedback on My 1,000th Post

  I really have to thank you all for your feedback on my 1,000th post earlier this week. I asked for your thoughts and ideas and you really weren’t shy about helping. I received dozens of comments and emails, many from people who contacted me for... Posted Jun 19 2009, 03:48 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• My 1,000th Post - Now What?

  Today is a big milestone here at The Cranky Flier. This is my 1,000th post. It has been nearly 3 years since my first post went live on August 15, 2006. It’s incredible to think that I’ve gone from that lame intro post to a site with more... Posted Jun 16 2009, 02:56 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• My United Voucher Gets Put to Good Use

  I’m happy to report that I did find someone to use my $32.40 voucher on United before it expired tomorrow. Hooray! And here’s proof: Christian has been reading Cranky for about two years, and he just happened to be flying out of LAX on Korean... Posted May 23 2009, 12:50 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin, United

• My United Credit is Expiring, Anyone in LA Want It?

  United spent so much money sending me my $32.40 voucher in the mail that I’d hate for it to go to waste. Unfortunately, what I didn’t realize is that it expires this Saturday, May 23 and I don’t have any tickets to buy before then. So... Posted May 21 2009, 02:23 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin, United

• And We’re Off . . .

  The time has finally, mercifully, come. We’re off to the South Pacific. In just about 24 hours, this (or something like it) will be our view: We’re heading to four islands, and on three of those, we’ll be in overwater bungalows. I have... Posted Apr 10 2009, 04:11 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• Who Wants to Write a Guest Post?

  Have you ever dreamed of fame and fortune? Well, if you’re willing to settle for a very tiny (and I mean tiny) slice of fame and absolutely no fortune (trust me), I’ve got an offer for you. How would you like to write a guest post for Cranky... Posted Apr 03 2009, 04:54 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin, Guest Posts

• I’m Now on Twitter (crankyflier)

  Damn you, Twitter. I always hated you because I didn’t see the point. I signed up long ago when my friends encouraged me to check it out. There were too many tweets about washing hair, going to the bathroom, or other completely uninteresting and... Posted Jan 29 2009, 11:45 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• And the Winner Is . . .

  . . . not Cranky. If you went to check the Weblog Award site after the voting ended on Tuesday, you likely saw that my blog ended the race in second, down 29 votes to a small Swiss blog called MyKugelhopf. But they didn’t officially release the... Posted Jan 16 2009, 05:54 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin

• One Last Plea to Vote for Me in the 2008 Weblog Awards

  http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-travel-blog/ Since I normally don’t post on Sundays, I figured it wouldn’t be too annoying for me to post one final plea to vote for me in the 2008 Weblog Awards. (Ok, maybe it’s a little annoying... Posted Jan 11 2009, 11:59 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Admin