Michael Calderone of Politico is linking to a story that the New York Times is being forced to sell the company jet.

Which reminded me of this story from the Iowas caucuses:

The New York Times has figured out a way to bypass the massive journalist exodus from Iowa to New Hampshire, starting late Thursday. Two words: corporate jet.
Exhausted Times staffers will be transported, Sulzberger-style, out of Iowa starting around 6 a.m Friday morning.
There are long delays expected Friday at the Des Moines International Airport, as thousands of journalists return rental cars and line up for security checks. And unlike many reporters’ flight plans, the Times’ Des Moines to Manchester express will not include layovers in Milwaukee or Detroit en route to the Granite State.
A Times representative confirmed that there are two flights Friday and one Saturday. She also explained that for The Times Company, it was “most cost-effective.”

If it’s so “cost effective,” shouldn’t they keep it?