WSJ declares war on bizav
If there remained any doubt after its February 14 piece on the alleged excesses of

If there remained any doubt after its February 14 piece on the alleged excesses of “Air Bloomberg” (AIN, March, page 62), The Wall Street Journal effectively declared hostilities on business aviation last month.

With “Corporate Jet Set: Leisure vs. Business” (June 16), the unveiling of the online “WSJ JetTracker” (June 16) and “Ready for Departure: M&A Airlines” (June 17), the paper paints a picture of corporate jets as expensive, wasteful, abused perks for, oddly enough, the same people who have built its subscriber base–people chasing, hooking, embracing and furthering the very same American Dream for which the WSJ in its self-promotional slogan once claimed to be the daily diary. What the hell has gotten into the paper, many in business aviation are asking?