“Governments have supported airlines as if they were local football teams. But there are just too many of them. This is the only industry I know that has lost money consistently and makes money infrequently.” IfsKnowsGovernmentLostTeamFootballIndustryLocalsMaking MoneyAviationConsistentlyAirlineFootball TeamLost Money Author:Richard L. Hanna
“It's not a testosterone-driven industry any longer. Success is making money, not in the size of the airline.” IndustrySizeDrivenMaking MoneyAviationAirlineTestosteroneAirline Business Author:Gordon Bethune
“You can't think about terrorism without thinking about Palestinian terrorism. Palestinians began international terrorism. It started with them in 1968. They used it as the first resort, not the last resort. They invented it, they perfected it, they benefited from it and they taught the world how to use it and that it would be successful.” ThinkingWorldFirstsUseWould BeLastsUsedSuccessfulTaughtInternationalTerrorismBeing SuccessfulPalestinianResortsInternational Terrorism Author:Alan Dershowitz
“There are a lot of parallels between what we're doing and an expensive watch. It's very complex, has a lot of parts and it only has value when it's predictable and reliable.” ValuesWatchesComplexesExpensiveAviationParallelsPredictableAirline Author:Gordon Bethune
“In airplanes you have a choice between chocolate and vanilla. One year could be vanilla or it could be chocolate. I don't attach any relevance to which one.” YearsChoicesAviationChocolateAirplaneRelevanceAirlineVanilla Author:Gordon Bethune
“In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build the perfect airline for yourself, it will be appreciated by others.” IfsTryingPerfectAviationVirginsAppreciatedAirline Author:Richard Branson
“I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take all the money, anyway.” SaidGuySellsEmployeeAviationAirlineAirline Business Author:Robert Crandall
“The air is annoyingly potted with a multitude of minor vertical disturbances which sicken the passengers and keep us captives of our seat belts. We sweat in the cockpit, though much of the time we fly with the side windows open. The airplanes smell of hot oil and simmering aluminum, disinfectant, feces, leather, and puke ... the stewardesses, short-tempered and reeking of vomit, come forward as often as they can for what is a breath of comparatively fresh air.” SidesAirWindowHotBreathsSmellOilSeatsAviationSweatAirplaneMinorsMultitudesBeltsLeatherAirlinePassengersCaptivesDisturbanceFresh AirVerticalPukeAluminumSeat BeltsCockpitStewardess Author:Ernest K. Gann
“When it comes to flying, I am a nervous passenger but a confident drinker and Valium-swallower.” FlyingNervousAviationAirlinePassengersDrinkersValium Author:Martin Amis
“Why does every plane have two pilots? Really, you only need one pilot. Let's take out the second pilot. Let the bloody computer fly it.” NeedsDoeTwoComputerPlanesAviationPilotsBloodyAirline Author:Michael O'Leary