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Code of Ethics
Comments OffEthics is a hot topic in the blogging world these days, so I’ve decided to put my code of ethics front and center. You’ll see the code below along with all sorts of disclosures. My goal is to be an open book here. You can always contact me with questions or comments at cf@crankyflier.com.
Code of Ethics
For the purpose of this code, “free and/or discounted products and services” refers to anything offered to me for free or for a discount simply because of my status as a blogger.- When I write about free and/or discounted products and services, I will always disclose on this page who gave them to me, when they were given to me, and when I wrote about them. I will also include the discount amount offered in any post on the products/services.
- I will always write the truth about a product or service regardless of whether it is good or bad. I will never trade favorable press for free and/or discounted products and services.
- I will only accept free and/or discounted products and services if the people offering the product/service confirm that they have read this code of ethics and are willing to abide by the rules that have been set here.
- Just because I have been provided with free and/or discounted products and services doesn’t mean I will write about them. The only criteria for determining whether or not to write about a product is if it will make for a compelling post, good or bad.
List of Offered Free or Discounted Products/Services
The following is a full and complete list of products/services that have been offered to me along with whether they were accepted or not. This list does not include invitations to events unless a free or discounted product or service accompanied that invitation. (I apologize if I missed something small from the early days of the blog. Let me know if I need to add something.)Company Offer Date Accepted Blogged ExpressJet/LAWA Dinner with ExpressJet executives 03/12/2007 Yes 03/16/2007 MAXjet Free roundtrip from LAX to London 05/10/2007 No N/A ExpressJet Free transportation for two from Ontario to Tucson 05/11/2007 Yes 05/14/2007 Qantas/Airbus Flight to nowhere on A380 11/27/2007 Yes 11/30/2007 Emirates Airlines VIP flight to nowhere on A380 07/09/2008 Yes 08/07/2008
08/08/2008Pearl Resorts Discounted hotel stays in French Polynesia 07/24/2008 Yes 04/30/2009
05/01/2009British Airways Free trip to opening of London/Heathrow Terminal 5 12/27/2008 No N/A British Airways Free trip on OpenSkies and back 02/05/2009 No N/A Nintendo Nintendo DS and Game 02/12/2009 Yes 04/03/2009 Southwest Airlines Transportation from LAX to Dallas and overnight stay – winner schedule planning competition 03/06/2009 Yes 04/03/2009 Star Alliance Free Round the World trip 06/15/2009 No N/A Delta Air Lines Gift basket onboard for my brother’s engagement 06/30/2009 Yes 07/01/2009 British Airways Trip on new London/City to JFK service 05/06/2009 In Progress United Airlines Last United 737 flight (to SFO) and return 10/27/2009 Yes 10/29/2009 Sony Two week loan of Vaio P Series laptop 11/04/2009 Yes 12/08/2009 Milwaukee Airport Access to Midwest Best Care Club 12/08/2009 Yes 12/29/2009 Air New Zealand Trip to Auckland for media event 01/14/2010 Yes 1/25/2010
1/26/2010
2/1/2010Additional Disclosures
- I am currently consulting for PASSUR Aerospace
- I am currently being paid to write for the travel section of BNET Industries
- I currently receive a monthly royalty for my content being reproduced on BoardingArea
- I currently have no equity holdings in any airlines
- I began a short term social media consulting project for Long Beach Airport on 1/20/2010
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