Private Jet Welfare Queens

[marmar]

from HuffPost:



Citi Jet Purchase: $50 Million, 12-Seat Plane Despite $45 Billion Bailout
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | January 26, 2009 08:38 AM


New York Post's Jennifer Keil and Chuck Bennett reported in Monday's paper that Citigroup, which has received $45 billion in government bailout funds, is about to upgrade to a new $50 million, twelve-seat corporate jet.

The plane, the Dassault Falcon 7X, is a luxurious jet with a range of 5,950 nautical miles (meaning it can fly from New York to all of Europe and South America, as far east as Riyadh, and as far west as Honolulu or Petropavlovsk, Russia). The Post reports it has "plush interior with leather seats, sofas and a customizable entertainment center."

The Dassault website describes the wide, generously appointed cabin, but says the "the airplane's most welcome feature may be Dassault's breakthrough environmental system." It touts "quieting acoustics" and advanced temperature monitoring that contribute to a more comfortable passenger experience.

The Post also reports that Citi executives are "quietly trying to unload two of their older Dassault 930EXs," worth approximately $27 million each.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/26/citi-jet-purchase-50-mill_n_160807.html

[Captain Hilts]

1. That's welfare KINGS. I don't see any women running these companies.

[marmar]

2. Just taking the Reagan term and turning it around on the Repugs.....don't take it so literally.

n/t

[dbackjon]

3. And they can't even buy an AMERICAN JET

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Those people live in a parallel world where money grows on trees.

The unit of effort per dollar bears no relationship to what working people are accustom to.

[KoKo]

5. They have no sense of "ethics" or connection with the folks who work at their companies

or anyone around them. They lost it way back. One wonders how they manage to disassociate themselves from ordinary Americans so quickly. Not all of them grew up like the Bushies. You'd think they'd know better...and have other family members who aren't Super Stars who would keep their moral depravity "in check." It's hard to understand the depravity of these folks. I've given up.