If you’re one of the 5,000 Cranky subscribers out there, you probably don’t see anything different. But, if you’re one of the tens of thousands of others who come directly to the site, you’ll notice a new, cleaner look. Many will say it’s about time.

The width is a bit wider, and the header is a bit smaller. I’ve switched fonts around and made colors a bit softer. I also have some new flexibility with the sidebars that should come in handy at some point. Overall, I think it’s a good look that’s just an update on what already worked well. So why’d I change?

Well, the last version broke. Seriously. I couldn’t fix the single post pages, so I just started over with a new theme that’s been heavily modified.

The one potentially controversial move is the addition of threaded comments. Now you’ll be able to reply directly to a specific comment and have it appear directly beneath that. In fact, you can go up to 5 layers deep, so I think this will help facilitate conversation. Others may disagree.

Take a look around, press buttons, and then let me know what you like or you don’t like. If you really hate it, well, you can always become a subscriber instead.

Send the good, bad, and the broken to cf@crankyflier.com. Hope you like it.

Attention Denverites – I know you’re out there. I’ll be heading to your town two weeks from today (March 18) to participate in a panel at the State of DIA (yes, that’s Denver International Airport) 2010. The program begins at noon, and you know you want to be there. Since you’ll be calling in sick with your St-Paddy’s Day related hangover anyway, stumble out of bed and come listen to us talk about the future of DIA. Sign up here. The full invite is below. I hope to see some of you there!

Hey guys, it’s time for a poll. I’m going to be participating on a panel at the State of DIA event in Denver in March, and I have to pick who to fly. This would be an easy choice if the Frontier flights from Long Beach were operating by then, but they don’t start until May. With four different airlines flying out of LAX, I thought it would be fun to see how you guys would pick.

At last check, all pricing was the same so that’s not a consideration. I won’t have bags, so bag fees don’t matter either. A friend nominated me for Premier Associate on United, so I could sit in Economy Plus, but I’m short so that’s not a requirement. I don’t care about miles.

So, who would you fly? Vote and leave comments with your rationale below.

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[Update 2/12 @ 406p - My decision has been made (though it's actually been made for me). I'll be flying United - see my entire thought process in my detailed comment.]

Do you like airplanes? And do you like watching game shows? Do you wish they could be magically combined? Well, you’re in luck. I’ll be participating in the very first Aviation Jetpardy this Sunday at 5p Pacific Time, and you can watch if you’re so inclined.

I’ll be going up against my friend Henry Harteveldt from Forrester Research as well as Phil Derner from NYCAviation. The host? None other than the queen, Benet Wilson of Aviation Week fame. This is going to be a lot of fun for us, but it will probably be more fun if you watch and heckle us mercilessly.

Actually, I have no idea if you can heckle on this thing, but it’s easy if you want to follow along. Here are the full instructions:

http://www.airplanegeeks.com/aviation-jetpardy/

Come join us to see the best man win. (That’s me.)

Thank you to everyone for your feedback on my proposed code of ethics last week. I was up in the mountains this weekend and it gave me plenty of time to review everything and get my code ready to go. So, point your browser to crankyflier.com/ethics and you’ll see it in all its glory.

As promised, I have also given it a prominent place on the site. You will see it in the menu bar at the top of every single page. I take this seriously, as you can tell.

You’ll see that some things have been revised from the original round. You guys told me that the most important thing was to have full disclosure and to write the complete truth. I’ve made those the central tenets of the code.

I’ve also decided to disclose all offers of free and/or discounted products and services, so you can scroll through that page to see what I’ve been offered and what I’ve accepted.

As always, feedback is welcome.