Did Auto Execs fly BACK to Detroit on Commercial Airliners?

November 20, 2008

CEOs from the domestic auto makers took their lumps yesterday, but the two-day dressing in the House hit a low point when Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) asked if any of them flew from Detroit to DC on a commercial plane. No hands went up. It appeared they each took private jets. Thus, the humilation was complete.

“It’s almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo. It kind of makes you a little bit suspicious,” Ackerman was quoted as saying in a CNN.com story.

My question is this: did GM CEO Rick Wagoner, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli or Ford CEO Alan Mulally (our 1996 Engineer of the Year when he was at Boeing) return to Detroit on a comercial airline. Wouldn’t have it been smart if one or all of them did? What do you think?

I have put the question to GM public relations.

Posted by John Dodge on November 20, 2008 | Comments (2)

November 21, 2008

In response to: Did Auto Execs fly BACK to Detroit on Commercial Airliners?
Guong Dong commented:

Ha, I guess they feel that riding first class with the common people would be beneath them. Besides, time is money and they cannot waste an extra 4 hours getting through the airports, since they need to get back to the office to plan on ways to waste another Billion dollars.

November 20, 2008

In response to: Did Auto Execs fly BACK to Detroit on Commercial Airliners?
Cosmic Central commented:

This serves as a glaring and too oft needed reminder that moral bankruptcy always precedes finanacial bankruptcy. Until this country returns to a solid moral foundation, 25 trillion dollars will not stop our "road to perdition."

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