Famous Quotes & Sayings

Glenn Tilton

Before today, of the 166 airline bankruptcy filings since 1978, only two passenger carriers have successfully restructured and exited as viable businesses. That will soon change to three.

Frank Borman

There has always been a certain romanticism associated with the airline business. We must avoid its perpetuation at Eastern at all costs.

But we are reaching the limits. These markets are at the very margin of aviation. (Most) airlines still fly in the eight to 12-hour sector. This is still where the biggest volume (in traffic) is.

In 20 minutes, the airline would be dead, ... This is an airline that's hanging by a string. It's incumbent on both sides to keep the airline flying. Even going forward, it's got challenges.

Robert Crandall

If the market decides that the amplitude of the airline ups and downs may be less now than it had been in years past, we may move closer to the kinds of P/E ratios we see for other stocks.

I think all of the airlines will feel this. It's a little more than a blip, but New Orleans and Gulfport alone is not going to put Delta into bankruptcy. I think $70 a barrel oil is the straw that would break the camel's back.

I think all of the airlines will feel this (and) ... $70 a barrel oil is the straw that would break the camel's back.

I think airlines are going to find other ways of compensating for higher fuel prices, by either eating costs themselves or reducing other expenses.

Bill Clinton

I just try to do what the mayor asks. I feel confident airline travel is safe and New York is safe.

I haven't had any surprises in the casino business or in manufacturing or in the restaurant business, which we deal in worldwide. But the airline business is crazy. The airline business isn't my cup of tea.

Ron Sims

I have said all along that I would not endorse any proposal from any airline if it led to significant traffic and noise impacts,

I don't know if one airline right now feels comfortable with having a contract system. I have predicted in the next year we will see massive changes. The changes were coming, and change is always slow, and now change will come at warp speed.

Chris Barnes

Improved consumer choice and improved airline profits represent a win/win situation. Airlines that provide consumers flexibility - choice, control and convenience - can more effectively compete for consumers' business. Choice instantly increases consumer confidence, because when you know what you're getting, you are more likely to be loyal.

If oil prices had stayed where they were in 2004 we would be talking about how profitable the airlines are.

I have never seen an airline merger go smoothly.

I'm told that the airplanes now serve more airports around the state and Island Airlines provided more point-to-point connections between our islands than the other airlines in our state.

In era where the consumer is being characterized as not being loyal and always looking for the best deal they can find, airlines have done a great thing with loyalty programs, which gives suppliers an advantage.

I'm hoping that we've had enough conversation with the other airlines that they're going to keep their fares in line or even reduce them.

I f the worst-case scenario happens and they start canceling flights, other airlines will protect them.

If you had a ticket in hand, then there's a chance that another airline would honor that ticket. It would certainly be on a space-available basis and they'd probably charge a fee.

If your backup ticket is a full-fare ticket, then it's totally refundable. If it's an advance-purchase ticket, you'll only be able to apply it toward future tickets on that particular airline (if the strike doesn't materialize, or if a walkout quickly ends).

If your backup ticket is a full-fare ticket, then it's totally refundable, ... If it's an advance-purchase ticket, you'll only be able to apply it toward future tickets on that particular airline (if the strike doesn't materialize, or if a walkout quickly ends).

If you're looking to break into the industry, it's one I wouldn't recommend at any level. Overall, this is not going to be a bonanza in hiring in the airline industry.

If you choke an airline enough, you'll kill it. It's dangerous slowing operations when the company's in such a delicate position.

In this volatile airline industry economy, airlines are especially risk-averse.

In some cases, the airlines were buying one of just about everything, because they thought they had an application for everything. It turns out they were wrong.

I couldn't get the airlines to talk to me last summer. This year four airlines have come to me and offered me cheaper fares than I'm quoting.

I don't see any other large airlines in danger, but Independence Air is very weak financially.

David Attenborough

I asked the airline staff what I was going to do with all the animals as I didn't have any food for them. They were very unhelpful.

John McCain

Investigate those places where a new airline will come into a route and the larger airline will drop its fares way down below that of the new entrant's until the new entrant drops, and then they raise their prices up, ... That's clearly predatory behavior.

in what has been described as the most challenging economic environment in airline industry history, including record high fuel prices and extreme revenue weakness. These circumstances have prevented us and virtually all U.S. airlines from meeting financial goals.

In the long term, we believe Republic will be one of the major players in the regional airline market. We think that Republic has the scale and financial capacity necessary to continue to aggressively expand.

In the airline business, cash is like blood - you run out, you die.