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Back in the (Private Jet) Saddle, Again

“Everybody agrees that the recession is over,” said Larry Summers, the President’s top economic adviser, in December. Whew. Glad that’s behind us. Now we can get back to our fifth homes, start trading again on mortgage-backed securities (boy, those days were good!), and stop feigning embarrassment over paying retail. What’s more—it’s okay to fly private-jet again!

According to aviation research firm Argus, private aircraft travel was up 5.3% in January over the same time last year. Woo hoo!

So here are some friendlier skies we’d like to see spring back up soon, so that everything is back to normal.

• Send profligate corporate heads to Congressional hearings where they can discuss budget inconsistencies.
• Let all executives above the level of assistant fly NetJet or FlexJet or WasteJet—as long as each leg is at least $1,000 to $2,000 per ticket.
• Equip all C-level executives with their own jets—Lear, Gulfstream, whatever. Just as long as they’re new, not… refurbished (shudder!).
• Hangars for all, in every city.
• Full-time staff for each jet.

Yes. The world already begins to feel right again…

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