企業老總私人飛機照坐不誤

After the outcry over the General Motors Corp. (GMGMQ) executives jetting to D.C., and related headlines like JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) new jet hangar, CEOs were supposedly grounded. Private jets = excess. And excess was bad.
通用汽車公司(General Motors Co.)高管乘坐私人飛機前往華盛頓出席國會聽證會、以及摩根大通(JPMorgan Chase & Co.)新建飛機庫的消息曾引起軒然大波，在那之後，高管們據說都變得腳踏實地起來。私人飛機＝過分的行爲。過分當然不是什麼好事。

As it turns out, companies actually increased the amount they spent on private jets last year. According to a study released this week by executive pay consultant Equilar, most corporate jet perks remain strong, and there is no sign they are fading.
而實際情況卻是，各家公司去年在私人飛機上的花費還有所增加。據高管薪酬顧問公司Equilar本週公佈的一項調查，大多數公司的私人飛機補貼依然居高不下，沒有絲毫減退的跡象。

The report showed the value of CEO airplane perks in 2008 increased 29%, to $141,477 from $109,743 a year earlier. It is the highest level in five years.
報告顯示，2008年公司首席執行長的私人飛機補貼增加了29%，從上年的109,743美元增加到141,477美元。這是五年來的最高水平。