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Executives of large companies often use private planes for the business traveller. Many of these companies block their flight records so it's hard to find out details about executive jet use, and there is a lot of speculation as to whether some of these executives use company planes for personal use as well.

Reporters have been working to uncover more details about this issue, and some have fought lengthy battles to get their hands on public records of private jet travel. When looking at the records for companies like Nike and Columbia Sportswear, for example, it's hard to find proof of misuse. The flight records instead show that executives at these companies log exhausting travel schedules to keep up with the demands of global business. The executives at Nike, for example, logged over 4,600 hours on private jets in the last three years.

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The most brutal form of business travel, presidential campaigning, is about to get underway, and that means it is time to roll out the private planes. Charter jet brokers provide most of the private aircraft that keep candidates and staff on the road efficiently.

As the campaign season gets into full-swing, there is a mad dash for charters as candidates routinely make three and four-leg stops across the country. Private planes are a crucial part of any national campaign, providing access to more than 5,000 airports nationwide. They allow the typical primary election candidate to make multiple campaign stops during any given day, often in places far from a major airport hub. Once a candidate emerges from the party conventions, their campaign will assemble small fleets of planes that are led by an airliner-size aircraft for the candidate and staff.

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Commuting may not literally make you sick, but it's onerous enough that 4% of US employees admitted having called in sick to work in order to avoid it, according to a new survey about business travel news and events.

The poll also revealed that those with a work from home job had higher job satisfaction ratings then those who faced a commute every day. 48% of those surveyed said that commuting had a significant impact on their job satisfaction. The director of the research said their conclusion was that where possible, putting policies in place that allow employees to travel during non-peak hours or work from home can increase employee satisfaction without a negative impact on the bottom line. 83% of those surveyed said they drove to work alone and nine percent used a carpool. Only eleven percent opted for mass transit, while 10% walked to work.