Report Info
- Released June 24, 2008
Featured in:
- The Huffington Post on June 24, 2008
- AVweb on June 24, 2008
- The Los Angeles Times on June 24, 2008
- ABC News on June 24, 2008
- Inter Press Service on June 25, 2008
- The Orlando Sentinel on June 25, 2008
- AlterNet on June 28, 2008
- The San Jose Mercury News on July 3, 2008
- The American Prospect on July 14, 2008
- The Albuquerque Journal on July 14, 2008
- Aviation International News on August 1, 2008
High Flyers
By Sarah Anderson, Sam Bollier, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Robert Weissman
How private jet travel is straining the system, warming the planet, and costing you money.
As Americans prepare to pay extra for checked bags, wait in long lines, and endure increasingly crowded commercial flights, super-wealthy private jet owners are enjoying tax breaks and luxury at the public’s expense. “High Flyers: How Private Jet Travel Is Straining the System, Warming the Planet, and Costing You Money,” a report from the Institute for Policy Studies and Essential Action, exposes the impacts of private aviation on the air traffic system, carbon emissions, and everyday travelers. The report criticizes government inaction to rein in gas-guzzling, sky-crowding private jets, and the super-wealthy High Flyers who dodge security restrictions, carbon costs, and taxes.