Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"It would have been done anyway. It's just the travel cutbacks have been so severe. It's just not being used."

Source: General Motors spokesman Tom Wilkinson. On Friday, GM and Ford Motor Company both issued statements announcing their intention to cut travel costs by reducing the size of their corporate jet fleets. Wilkinson maintained the struggling automaker had already made plans to return the jets due to cuts in travel spending, even before the automaker executives were criticized in Washington last week for each flying from Detroit onboard three separate bizjets.

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