Chartered Flights on Private Jets by the administrators of West Virginia University

Morgantown to Truckee, CA to Houston, TX to Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (round trip)

Trip Details
  1. Date
    Aug 16-18, 2020
  2. Route
    LBE-MGW-TRK-HOU-RON(2)-DFW-MGW-LBE
  3. Destinations
    Morgantown, WV
    Truckee, CA
    Houston, TX
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
  4. Aircraft
    Challenger 300 (N228Y)
  5. Flight Hours
    12
  6. Approx. Distance
    4,427.56 nmi
  7. Flight Crew
    Dennis Michael Whitacre
    Richard Joseph Bongiovanni
Cost
  1. Hourly Rate
    $4,600.00
  2. Landing Fees
    $888.86
  3. Fuel Surcharge
    $3,070.02
  4. Crew Expenses
    $1,500.00
  5. Domestic Tax
    -
  6. Est. Federal Tax†
    $4,549.42
  7. Total
    $60,658.88
  8. (per passenger)
    $30,329.44
$ The cost of this flight is greater than the median household income in West Virginia.

† Federal Excise Tax is only an estimate of the actual, at 7.5%. It is not included in the total.

Carbon Footprint
  1. Fuel Burned‡
    3,648 gal
  2. CO2 Emitted*
    32.61 metric tons

‡ Challenger 300 burns 304 gal/h.
* US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data shows the average CO2 emitted by burning 1 gallon of jet fuel/AVGAS is 8,939.50 grams.

Passengers (2)
1. E. Gordon Gee
Dept.
WVU President
VP/Div.
President's Office
2. Sarah Biller
Dept.
Executive Director, Vantage Ventures
VP/Div.
Chambers College of Business and Economics / Provost's Office
Justification
  1. Justification

    Matters related to Virgin Hyperloop; donor relations; BSA

    MGW to Truckee/Tahoe— meetings related to the development of the WV/WVU/ Virgin Hyperloop partnership.

    Houston-meeting with a WVU Foundation Board member on matters related to WVU’s Return-to-Campus efforts as it relates to COVID-19 and the student scholarship support that is needed through the WVU Foundation campaign, as well as entrepreneurial investment opportunities. Also in Houston— meeting with the chairman and CEO of National Resource Partners on matters related to the development around the Virgin Hyperloop partnership with WVU.

    Dallas—meeting with the WVU/Boy Scouts of America project team on matters related to the national partnership, as well as a private meeting with the BSA President and CEO as well as the Assistant BSA Chief Scout Executive.

  2. Signed for by
    Amy Garbrick
  3. Approved by
    Amy Garbrick
Trip Itinerary

itinerary.pdf (96.4 kB)

Reservation Form

reservation.pdf (84.3 kB)

Invoice (2020-08)

2020-08.pdf

Information on this site is classified as public record and was obtained from a legal request pursuant to W.Va. Code § 29B-1-1 et. seq. (WVFOIA).

This site is not affiliated with West Virginia University or LJ Aviation.

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