Financial incentive plan could boost flights at ONT – Daily Breeze
Ontario is trying to woo traffic now, and I was asked to comment. This is quite the reactive response from LAWA to stave off an effort by locals to take control of the airport. It shouldn’t make a difference.

In the Trenches: The Value of Face Time – Intuit Small Business Blog
Though we’re a virtual organization, there is definitely some value to getting together in person.

Flying with an Infant: Demystifying the FAA’s Confusing Rules – Conde Nast Daily Traveler
The FAA rules are surprisingly vague on traveling with an infant. I try to break it down the best I can here.

How to Protect Yourself from Antiquated Airline Computers That Could Ruin Your Trip – PTMoney.com
I talked a little more about how we have helped clients with computer system issues. He used my recent example of our client stuck in Beijing.

US Aviation Review 2012: Vinay vs. Cranky Flier – Bangalore Aviation
Vinay and I had a fun back and forth about the big news in the US airline industry in 2012. We talked about a potential US Airways/American merger, the United IT issues, the Delta/Southwest deal for 717s, and lastly, the United/Southwest customs facility fight in Houston. It’s a long read, but it was fun to put together.

ONT passenger traffic decline continues in December – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Another bad news story for Ontario. I helped the reporter dig in to why the passenger numbers are dropping again.

Test Drive: New Paperless Car Rental Service Silvercar is Sleek but Buggy – Conde Nast Daily Traveler
I promised you more details on my Silvercar rental at Dallas/Ft Worth, and here it is. I put in plenty of pictures as well.

In the Trenches: The Flu Bug – Intuit Small Business Blog
I came down with the flu earlier this week, and man, it is tough to operate a small business when sickness hits.

Talking about Delta’s Basic Economy – Rudy Maxa’s World
Rudy had me on his weekly radio to show to talk about Delta’s basic economy fares from Detroit to Florida. My piece starts at about 3:45 and goes until 8:40 or so.

LA/ONT competing with lower-cost airports – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
It’s always tough when a reporter has to pull out individual quotes from a lengthy conversation. As a result, this isn’t entirely what I meant to say. But I think the basic premise is clear – if Ontario’s costs were lower, it would probably have more service.

Flights to Hawaii and JFK’s T5i: The First of Many Changes for JetBlue – Conde Nast Daily Traveler
JetBlue is growing Terminal 5 at JFK and that could mean good changes for connecting travelers. It started with this week’s beginning of flights by Hawaiian in the terminal.

United says more job cuts possible – Houston Chronicle
The Houston media picked up on my blog post earlier this week and asked me some follow up questions around the 1,300 job cuts.

In the Trenches: Picking Up the Pace – Intuit Small Business Blog
Things are going well with the new employee. Now it’s time to focus on speed.

Get the Best Deals with Frequent Flier Miles – CBS Los Angeles
I went up to LAX so that CBS could ask me questions for an hour. (How can I turn down a chance to work and watch airplanes?) The result was this tiny snippet in this short, basic piece on frequent flier miles.

GUEST POST: Yee HAW! Cranky Flier An LA Airports Roundup!! – Aviation Queen
The Queen asked for guest posts, and I was happy to oblige. I always like to talk airports with her, so this time, I did a little SoCal round-up.

Bob Hope Airport faces tough times – Burbank Leader
I was asked for my comments on Burbank Airport’s new proposed transportation center.

YOUR MONEY: New route maps at New York-area airports – Reuters
A reporter saw my post on winners and losers in the Delta New York LaGuardia slot swap and asked for more details.

What the US Airways–American Airlines Domain Names Really Mean – Conde Nast Daily Traveler
I love the speculation out there that buying domain names means US Airways/American is a done deal. Not quite. But it does tell us a little about what US Airways is thinking.

In the Trenches: Hiring Locally or Afar? – Intuit Small Business Blog
As I look for employees, I find myself looking at long distances for some candidates. That brings up some questions.

Travel Style: Brett Snyder (aka Cranky) – JohnnyJet
Johnny is starting to do these short interviews and I was one of the ones lucky enough to be asked about how I travel. There’s one thing in there that might surprise people – I’ve never stepped foot on one very large continent.

Airport guide: Surviving LAX – CNN Out of the Office
This week, I give some tips and tricks on getting through LAX, my hometown airport. It’s a nightmare for a lot of people, but it’s been home to me for years.

Air travel tax refund procedure still fuzzy – CNN Out of the Office
It was a double CNN week as the editors decide to move forward next week’s post on tax refunds to go this week instead.

Fliers won’t get air travel tax refund – CNN Out of the Office
And it became a triple week, when I had to update this after Congress made the taxes retroactive and decided the no refunds would be given.

Ontario officials concerned over continued dropoffs of passengers, flights at ONT – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
I was asked to comment on the continuing decline of traffic at Ontario airport. Really not the most accurate quotes, so let me clarify. Southwest isn’t cutting two more routes from Ontario in January – it’s reducing frequency on two more routes (Phoenix and Vegas). I also have no idea what that AirTran quote even means.