It's hard to believe that with our backgrounds in aviation, the efficiency of corporate aviation is being questioned.

Granted, saddling up the Gulfstream to go begging for money is very bad PR. A coach seat on Northwest would have been much more appropriate. Of course, if they had been delayed out of DTW and missed their appearance on Capitol Hill that would have raised 'nother whole set of issues.

But seriously, we all know that private aviation is a much more efficient use of one's time. No need to re-hash the justification here. That's why we all drive personal cars rather than take the city bus.

90+% of corporate flying is totally justified, it's the other 10% that is an embarrassment. You know, the one passenger G5 flying from Teterboro to Aspen for the weekend.

I have no problem with people using private jets if they save themselves time. To cubdrivers point, I just want to make sure that the time they are saving is being put to good economic use and helping make the overall economy better.

Unfortunately, the public is in no mood to define nuances. there is a general "off with their heads" sentiment out there. The reality is that whether GM owns its own fleet or not, the execs will still use private jets. Either charter or NetJets or whatever. I just feel sorry for the GM pilots, the average working stiffs, who are the real victims here.

Speaking of which, there is a rumor at netjets that if they get the GM business, the GM pilots get a guaranteed interview. Bottom of the list, that is if they even get hired. Again, it's the working man who suffers.