"Steve - KDMW" wrote:

Question...

I have to do a lot of regional travel for my company and, due to the
work we do, most of my work is actually at airports. I've asked my
company if I can use my personal aircraft for a lot of this travel and
they denied my request due to what the company percieves as their
liability in the matter.

Is my company misguided or do they really have some liability if I use
my airplane instead of my car for regional travel? What's the
difference between me crashing my airplane into a school (their
example) or plowing my car into the same school's bus stop?

The difference is probably that they're insured when you're in your car but
not when you're in an airplane.

Another difference is that they understand and are comfortable with the
risks of you being in your car, but they don't understand the risks of you
being in an airplane.

They could gain an understanding of the risks. They could meet with their
insurance carrier, and their lawyers, and look carefully at the issue to
better understand exactly what their liability exposure is. This would
take time and money, and be of no benefit to them.