Famous Quotes & Sayings

Airlines are being very careful of anything they put on the airplane. It has to generate revenue, or it doesn't go on the plane.

Airlines and industrials are gaining from lower oil. Discounters are responding not only to a drop in oil prices but also to Wal-Mart's statement that it will meet September sales expectations despite higher gasoline prices.

Denver has been a missing link in Southwest's system for too long, and we've known the demand for Southwest Airlines service is strong in Colorado. Today, we're not only celebrating the start of our new service, but we're pleased to announce two new destinations that Southwest Airlines will serve nonstop from Denver International Airport.

As forecast at the beginning of the year, full service airlines have begun to look at new ways to encourage travel and provide good deals for their customers on both their long-haul and short-haul routes and these incentives are paying off for some of the carriers, possibly easing the strain of higher fuel costs on the industry.

As a result, several customers have requested deferral of deliveries out of 1999 and 2000, and the company is working with the airlines to reschedule deliveries.

Pricing is dynamic in this industry and we will price our flights based on our competition - both other airlines as well as other means of transport like the railways.

Profits are elusive. Airlines either need to raise fares, or the price of oil has to come down.

David Davis

Northwest, Delta it seems so many airlines are in this situation. It's not in our control, and there is not a whole lot to do except carry on.

Clive Beddoe

Some people worry that we're going to make the same mistakes that Canadian Airlines did, and I say, 'No, we're not, because we have a much lower cost structure.' And it's not frills that we'll be adding. It's convenience.

Sam Johnson

Southwest Airlines reconsiders its position for the good of the region.

Colleen Barrett

Southwest Airlines recognizes that tourism and convention business has been, and will continue to be, a major stimulus for the New Orleans economy. We hope that other corporations and organizations also will choose New Orleans as a destination for their conventions and conferences.

Southwest Airlines has been serving New Orleans for 27 years. We are part of this community, and we will continue to be a partner in the rebuilding of New Orleans tourism .

Southwest Airlines Customers are traveling at record rates, and they're asking for more flights. We're pumping up our service to get ready for spring and summer travel.

Once the government approves the deal, the two airlines will be merged and continue their operations as Jet Airways.

At a time when airlines got worse, they all kind of got worse at the same rate.

As we've seen, these airlines never seem to shake out.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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 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.

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.

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.