I just lost my Fortune 500 job

[siucavflight]

Did no one read the link that I posted, the bill failed, at least the part with the aircraft removal plan!

Business aviation groups are breathing a collective sigh of relief with the news late Tuesday that Congress has dropped a provision from a business assistance plan that would have required companies to get rid of their aircraft to qualify for relief. In a last-minute revision, Congress agreed to drop an amendment that would have required companies applying for help under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to divest themselves of corporate aircraft. "Congress has clearly recognized that it is important to provide Americans with strong oversight of the federal dollars in the TARP program, but that the language addressing business aviation had the potential to fuel job losses for countless people in the general aviation community," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. "We thank Congress for recognizing the importance of general aviation to companies and communities across the country with the elimination of this onerous requirement from the TARP proposal."
Although NBAA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and other groups were lobbying furiously to get the language out of the bill, Bolen said it was members who made the difference by contacting their elected representatives directly. "NBAA has long said that efforts by the association in Washington are most effective if its members also reach out to Congress," Bolen told NBAA members in an e-mail message today. "Today's outcome shows that our members' direct participation can make a difference."

 

[Cat3C]

fortune 500

start by letting everyone know when we fly some of these tards on either corporate or charter. They seem to think the rules are for everyone else but not for them. Take pictures of these nobs when we we them at the airports and send it to the media and even the TMZ folks. Put it right back on their desk - my guess is things will start to go back to it's proper orbit. I saw Brother Gore force himself on a jet awaiting him at IAD - my God the APU was even running spewing pounds upon pounds of toxic hoo haa into the atmosphere. Imagine if that video got released to the media....the horror.

I just have had about enough of these "tards on the hill" having both sides of the coin all the time.
BTW - how the hell does Barney get reelected?

Rant over - I feel much better now

 

[cjdriver]

The same way Senator Harkin of Iowa get's re-elected while his wife sit's on the board of Conoco Philips.....Money.

 

[blzr]

TARP rules agaisnt bizav might have been a Democratic thing, but this LASP nonsense falls squarely on our outgoing administration.

I HOPE some wealthy somebody somewhere has enough of Obama's ear (or the folks within his administration) to get that m-f'in proposal killed.

What is LASP?

 

[BoilerUP]

What is LASP?

http://www.nbaa.org/ops/security/programs/lasp/

 

[blzr]

http://www.nbaa.org/ops/security/programs/lasp/

You are so right on that one. That i such a crock! Our hangar has 18 aircraft owned by 15 different companies. Under this idiotic rule, The CREW of one of those airplanes would be restricted from the hangar because they would have to come into contact with an aircraft other than their own. Very Stupid!!

I HATE THE TSA! I hope they will be disbanded in the near future!

 

[Hawker800]

Obama the Great will do nothing about LASP. Not with all of the far left liberal pieces of scum he has selected. Carol Browner! Good Lord please help. Police state coming folks.

 

[macdu]

The same way Senator Harkin of Iowa get's re-elected while his wife sit's on the board of Conoco Philips.....Money.

And, gets flights home to Iowa and DC or wherever on the Conoco Gulfstream.

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

And, gets flights home to Iowa and DC or wherever on the Conoco Gulfstream.

But there's such great airline service to Iowa. There must be 300 or 400 direct flights a day to Des Moines.