Nice perk. Back in the early 80’s in NYC a helicopter charter was $450/hr, sure it’s a heck of a lot more now, just on fuel cost alone. Great views of the harbor and Manhattan in the afternoon and magical lights before dawn when Matt’s flying in. Kiwi fruit head is most likely bored with it all.
His salary works out to $10,000/hr. The helicopter would cut his commute time by at least 2/3. On that basis, the helicopter makes sense.
Of course, you still have to ask whether it makes sense to live so far from work; and whether it makes sense to pay him even a faction of the amount he’s getting.