Thursday Open Thread: United States v. Corporate Aviation

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 4:00AM |

Since the automotive industry bailout hearing in November, corporate aviation has been caught in the political crossfire.

At the hearing last fall, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., scored populist points when he asked whether the Chrysler, Ford and GM CEOs had purchased tickets on commercial flights to attend the hearing in Washington, D.C.

In January, Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., and Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., argued against legislative language that would have required recipients of bailout money to forgo owning or leasing aircraft.

Scott Adams even drew a Dilbert comic strip about the controversy. The Dogbert character does not mince words.

Now, NBAA and GAMA have launched a new Web site, No Plane No Gain, to defend the business aviation industry and educate the public.

What would you tell Congress or the public about the use of corporate jets in this economic climate? How would you defend corporate aviation in general?

Click the comments link to contribute.

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Source: Corporate jet ban stripped from bailout bill

by The Associated Press at The Topeka Capital-Journal on January 17, 2009

Bank executives will get to fly their company jets after all. House legislation placing restrictions on financial institutions that get assistance through the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program had included a provision that recipients of the money would be prohibited from owning or leasing private aircraft.
Source: Big Three auto CEOs flew private jets to ask for taxpayer money

by Josh Levs at CNN on November 21, 2008

Some lawmakers lashed out at the CEOs of the Big Three auto companies Wednesday for flying private jets to Washington to request taxpayer bailout money.
Source: Dilbert – Feb. 25, 2009 strip

by Scott Adams at Dilbert.com on February 27, 2009
Related: National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
Related: General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
Related: No Plane No Gain

at No Plane No Gain

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