“We are long-term players in the industry. We're not just crazy and emotional. We try to be logical business managers.” Quote by Frank Lorenzo
“I can't imagine a set of circumstances that would produce Chapter 11 for Eastern.” I CanImagineProduceCircumstancesAviationChaptersEasternAirline Author:Frank Lorenzo
“As a businessman, Frank Lorenzo gives capitalism a bad name.” GivingNamesCapitalismAviationFrankBusinessmanAirline Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.
“It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.” StatesDecadesPalestinian Author:Alan Dershowitz
“You've got to treat people as equals, and make them feel like it's their company. I don't know if I've had any impact or helped persuade Frank [to sell Eastern]. But, I can tell you, there were many discussions on the subject.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsI CanCompanySubjectsTreatsImpactSellsDiscussionAviationFrankEasternAirline Author:Michael Milken
“Frank is capable of any kind of behavior to win.” KindWinningBehaviorCapableAviationFrankAirline Author:Don Burr
“If you would look up bad labor relations in the dictionary, you would have an American Airlines logo beside it.” IfsLooksLaborRelationLook UpAviationDictionaryAirlineLogos Author:Elton Joe Kendall
“The greatest sin of airline management of the last 22 years is to say, "It's all labor's fault."” YearsLastsSinLaborManagementFaultsAviationAirline Author:Donald J. Carty
“Do you know how much faster I can fix an airplane when I want to fix it than when I don't want to fix it?” KnowsWantI CanKnow HowIntentionFasterAviationSelf MotivationDo You KnowAirplaneAirlineFixingPower Of Intention Author:Gordon Bethune
“It's like telling Mozart that there are too many notes in an opera. Which one do you want us to take out?” WantNotesAviationOperaWant UAirline Author:Gordon Bethune
“Regulation has gone astray. . . . Either because they have become captives of regulated industries or captains of outmoded administrative agencies, regulators all too often encourage or approve unreasonably high prices, inadequate service, and anticompetitive behavior. The cost of this regulation is always passed on to the consumer. And that cost is astronomical.” GoneIndustryCostBehaviorConsumersAgencyAviationRegulationCaptainsInadequateAirlineCaptivesAdministrativeHigh PricesRegulators Author:Edward Kennedy