U.S. Air Force planes await President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2009.
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Not sure why accruing miles on White House press charters is news, since it is common airline industry practice to award frequent-flier miles for charter flights. After all, what's the difference in flying commercial or flying charter? In both cases, a company is paying an airline to transport on of their employees for what that company believes is appropriate travel for their work. Likewise, in both cases the passenger would like to benefit from the time spent in the airplane (as would those left at home while he/she is on the road).
Now for the really important question: Do the military personnel who either were being flown to/from Iraq and/or Afghanistan aboard commercial charters get their EQMs?