Auto CEOs Fly in Corporate Jets

The execs flew from Detroit to Washington in separate private jets; the cost of GM's is $36 million

By U.S. News Staff

November 21, 2008 RSS Feed Print

$25 billion: Amount of taxpayer money the CEOs of the big three automakers are asking Congress for
3: Number of corporate jets that the CEOs flew in to travel to Washington to make their case to Congress
$36 million: Cost of GM's luxury jet
$20,000: Estimated cost of GM CEO Rick Wagoner's roundtrip trip to Washington
$288: Cost of a coach seat on a Northwest Airlines flight to Washington
$837: Cost of a first-class seat on a Northwest Airlines flight to Washington