Famous Quotes & Sayings

All our recent initiatives are very successful because they answer to what our customers are telling us they want and that is a more comfortable, enjoyable flying experience, ... If other airlines like American do not realize that this is important to fliers especially the most frequent flyers then they must not be listening to their customers as closely as we are.

A bankrupt airline is anxious not to lose customers, especially business travelers, and may be wary of cutting service below competitors' levels for fear of confirming passenger suspicions that the company is not long for this world.

The more you go, the more you spend, the more customer loyalty points you accrue, the less you want to go to other properties. It's not altogether different from airline frequent flier programs.

Almost every airline flies to Orlando. How many do you see flying into Vail?

American Airlines is benefiting from much improved pricing and load factors, particularly in the U.S. domestic market, which are helping to offset very high fuel prices.

American Airlines has experienced record-setting load factors each month since January of last year. So we're very busy.

American Airlines apologizes if anyone was made to feel uncomfortable by the comments of this pilot.

They have an innovative approach to the airline business - profitability.

Norm Coleman

This is smart reform that will protect and grow jobs, while significantly decreasing the likelihood airlines such as Northwest will have to transfer their pension liability to the PBGC,

Matthew Davis

This is obviously great news for the airline and hotel companies, but travel managers might be less positive, as they are the ones facing potential cost increases next year.

The way we did it was really through trench warfare and really hard work. It wasn't easy, and we had to help convince the airlines that they could make a buck here.

Louise Slaughter

This deal would trigger the airline consolidation we have feared in the wake of a proposed United-US Airways merger. It would be a travesty for the new administration to let this go forward.

This could've sent this airline into complete liquidation.

This evening Northwest Airlines proposed what they term as their last best offer. This offer reflects Northwest Airlines' consistent extreme position and leaves us with little hope of reaching a deal before tomorrow evening's strike deadline.

This airplane, I believe, will be a superb machine for operating with the airlines in terms of its economy, ... To match (the 7E7), the competition is really going to have to stretch out.

This is an economy where airlines are paying record prices for jet fuel, and yet it is very hard to pass through those costs.

This is an awfully difficult subject. The notion of national sovereignty is very strong. To go after civilian airlines with passengers on them, we'll defer on that.

It's all based on the discount airlines theory.

It's a little early to see the impact now. Companies are now just beginning to form committees. But there is a tension in a lot of companies. Until the headline reads 'Human-to-human transmission,' there's no reason to trigger those changes in travel policy. But if that happens, we could end up with a lot fewer airlines globally. I think as we see images of airport quarantine rooms, people will get message that flying isn't a good idea.

It's not just a matter of the cost of the airplane vs. the cost of an airline ticket, ... You have to factor in the amount of time an executive wastes waiting for connecting flights or being forced to stay overnight on the road instead of flying direct.

It's not in the best interest of Northwest Airlines to operate in this type of environment long-term.

John Wallace

It's not just simply looking at roads in isolation from airlines and rail. There has to be a comprehensive transportation approach and that's the opposite of what we've seen from the Liberals.

For Delta senior executives to point out that the top paid hourly employees at an airline are mostly pilots is like pointing out that the top earners in a law firm are mostly lawyers.

You can think of it as a discount, too, in some areas, just as you might see discounts in movie theaters or discounts in airlines or hotels. The same thing with gasoline.

This means a lot to me because we are all in this together. The airline industry is a family and this is my way of giving back to an industry that has been good for me.

There was some very generous pricing done on the 777s. The A340 models that we continue to produce are great airplanes. A lot of airlines love flying it." ()

There's a lot of buzz in the industry about consolidation. There's a lot of value to be created by putting two airlines together.

There's ... a liability issue. If an American Airlines plane hits clear air turbulence and someone is injured, they can fall back on the fact that they have it stated in their policy that they must be seated with their seat belt fastened at all times.

This is what happens when a low-fare airline comes into the market.

You're starting to see the airlines turn around, they are going to be a good buy again,

You're naming the price you want to pay, and let us find an airline with empty seats where they'll release a seat at that price.

You're guaranteed a seat, if that. Sometimes, airlines overbook. There's no such thing as being entitled to an amount of room.

Sander Levin

You ought to tell the Republicans we're working, ... We understand everybody can't be here, but we're working ... I want to emphasize, we've got to relate that to the airline industry.