“No Plane, No Gain” Campaign
By Kris A. Moore
Along with other major businesses, the private aviation industry has suffered its fair share of fallout from the economic woes facing the nation. The height of the backlash came with the highly publicized trip taken by the heads of the three major auto manufacturers to Washington on three different private jets.
Two groups have formed to justify private corporate aviation and have started a campaign called “No Plane, No Gain” to showcase private travel in a different light.
Despite the public witch-hunt against users of private planes, there are still some who share sympathy for the industry. There is a valid argument that CEOs and executives who have plants spread out across the country, or even across the world, can visit these sites more efficiently when they have access to private jets, versus wasting time waiting in lines and dealing with the unpredictable delays of commercial airlines.
But even with a few supporters, it is still agreed that although there are instances when private travel necessary and beneficial, there has been abuse by executives over the past years. The most notable accounts occurring when executives used corporate jets for family vacations in exotic locales. Still, one has to wonder whether or not there will be any benefit from forcing corporations to do away with all private jets.
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July 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
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