Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
The CIA tried to cover up its negligence in the 2001 downing of a private plane that caused the deaths of two US residents, according to an audit by the agency’s inspector general.
One Utah (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
There was a time when the CIA was a law unto itself and carried out all kinds of illegal activities. If you thought those days were gone, they apparently returned during the Bush presidency. You may recall the incident in 2001 when a private plane carrying Baptist missionaries was shot down in Peru killing a [...]
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some in Congress pounced this week on what they view as the hypocrisy of auto executives flying on corporate jets to Washington to ask for public help. Corporations insist riding on private planes is not a lavish perk, but rather a necessary security requirement for top officials that also helps them be more efficient.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Frank JamesGeneral Motors is getting rid of some of its corporate jets after they became a symbol of the auto industry chief executives' cluelessness and hubris in their effort to get Congress to give their companies a $25 billion bailout, .An excerpt of ABCNews' report: General Motors said today that it is putting two of its five corporate jets out of service because the planes are not being...
Tech Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Lucent-Alcatel and Lehman Brothers (no surprise there) and many others are currently selling off planes to save money. That's creating a glut of inventory in the once-overheated used jet market.
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Newsflash! Turns out the Big 3 automakers are run by a bunch of arrogant assholes! Well, duh! Who didn't know that already? But no...since said assholes decided to do a typically assholish thing and show up in three separate private planes, we're going to let the U.S. domestic auto industry die. (BTW, has anyone checked to see how the financial CEOs traveled to DC when they suckered...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Some in Congress pounced this week on what they view as the hypocrisy of auto executives flying on corporate jets to Washington to ask for public help. Corporations insist riding on private planes is not a lavish perk, but rather a necessary security requirement for top officials that also helps them be more efficient.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Font ResizeAutomakers, hat in hand, flying in on private jetsGM » Company says top execs required to fly corporateBy Joshua Freed And Harry R. WeberThe Associated PressUpdated: 11/21/2008 09:48:12 AM MST** FILE ** In this Feb. 6, 2007 file photo, a visitor walks past Gulfstream business jets at the Asia Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in Hong Kong. Some in Congress pounced on what...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Operators of international private-plane flights to and from the United States will be required to electronically provide full advance manifests of their passengers and crew an hour before departure, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Legislators question Big 3 leaders on private flights to D.C. WASHINGTON — U.S. automakers discovered on Wednesday that in addition to their trouble with plummeting car sales, they also have an airplane problem. And that may have helped kill their chances for a quick federal bailout as the Senate scrapped plans for a vote.
Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Closing what he called the last major vulnerability for bringing a weapon of mass destruction into the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced new rules for screening passengers and crew members on private aircraft bound for America.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Closing what he called the last major vulnerability for bringing a weapon of mass destruction into the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced new rules for screening passengers and crew members on private aircraft bound for America.
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Closing what he called the last major vulnerability for bringing a weapon of mass destruction into the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced new rules for screening passengers and crew members on private aircraft bound for America. In about a month, at least one hour before takeoff, general aviation pilots must submit the names and other information about every person...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Closing what he called the last major vulnerability for bringing a weapon of mass destruction into the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced new rules for screening passengers and crew members on private aircraft bound for America.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
"There's a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying in to Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands saying that they're going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses," said Rep. Gary L. Ackerman, a New York Democrat. "There's a message there.""I mean, couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get...
