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GM Shrinks Fleet of Corporate Jets

Automaker, pilloried on Capitol Hill, is retiring two of five planes

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 21, 2008 1:38 PM CST

(Newser) – After facing turbulence on Capitol Hill over its corporate jets, General Motors is cutting two aircraft from the ranks, the Detroit News reports. “This is strictly the result of drastic cutbacks in travel around the globe,” said a spokesman. The automaker, which began...   Read full story »

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