Famous Quotes & Sayings

Are we going to say that we will prevent people from going to where the aircraft are, as they have done in Los Angeles? These are the things that will form part of our analysis and we will make a proper recommendation.

Jack Adams

It was very fortunate that our three Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers - Enterprise, Saratoga and Lexington - missed the Pearl Harbor attack.

The sky isn't falling, just new non-defense aircraft orders.

Al Goodman

The strike is the first by Iberia's pilot's since it was privatized and the company says the present row could lead to it losing $100m, canceling aircraft orders and cutting jobs.

That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the airport.

A laptop computer controlled the system and logged the data. While we looked primarily at wireless phones, we also discovered that emissions from other portable electronic devices were problematic. We feel that passenger use of portable electronic devices on aircraft should continue to be limited for the safety of all concerned.

The mission that they'll go on in terms of picking up, delivering critical supplies is very similar to the type of mission these particular aircraft and this particular unit will do in combat,

Paul Jackson

You would never get away with designing an aircraft as noisy and fuel inefficient as the Concorde in the early days of the 21st Century,

They're talking about two different kinds of airplanes. One is far more of a logistical aircraft and the other is far more of a combat aircraft.

Although there are precedents for both pilots losing consciousness at the controls of aircraft in the past, for it to happen on a large airliner like a Boeing 737, with all the backup systems they have there, does seem to be really quite extraordinary.

A maintenance facility in India will be very useful for local carriers. If you have a local center, the cost of sending aircraft outside for major checks, which is considerable, can be saved.

You open the door to aircraft in the wilderness anywhere you see a wolf, you open it when you see an elk or anything else.

Bobby Miller

The U.S. should print on its money, "In Guns We Trust" and use pictures of aircraft carriers, F-16 and tanks instead of politicians. But that would undermine the very foundation that hypocrisy stands on.

The way the aircraft is different from other aircraft requires a specific check ride in that make and model of aircraft.

There was damage of aircraft out on the airfield, too. They were tied down and some of them spun around.

This marks another significant milestone for the F-16 Fighting Falcon the most sought after fighter in history. With 4,300 aircraft in total delivered to 24 countries, the F-16 is the only international aircraft program that can claim more than 50 follow-on buys by 14 repeat customers, each who have relied on the Fighting Falcon as a key component of their national defense and fighter force structure.

a qualified mechanic was dispatched to the aircraft and conducted an inspection of the entire wing, finding no evidence of a fuel leak.

Any individual who touches a Northwest aircraft will be fully trained in the Northwest maintenance program. Some were furloughed from other airlines. Some are from vendors that already work on Northwest equipment. ... We recruited from a rather large pool the best we could get. They're certainly not off the street.

Jim Hall

The board will try to determine if those impact marks -- as well as the stripping of both nuts' threads -- were made before the aircraft contacted the water or after,

During the recent downturn, the legacy carriers have gradually used up their financial cushion of aircraft and other assets they can borrow against. If they are forced to face a new crisis, they may fail more quickly than they have in the past.

Norm Dicks

During the past 30 years, European governments have provided more than $15 billion in the form of low- and no-cost loans to Airbus for the specific purpose of developing new aircraft lines.

During the moment of silence, and when the aircraft flew overhead, it really just hits you.

Giovanni Bisignani

As the record aircraft orders of last year are delivered, matching capacity to demand will become even more critical. And Avian Flu is the wild card for 2006.

To us, this proposal makes sense. The aircraft is not being used to find or harass or haze bears.

I stand by the decision to build the aircraft carriers.

Richard Myers

I've been told by people that have seen it that it does, in fact, show the aircraft being fired upon. But I haven't seen it,

David Mackay

I've been lucky enough to have flown some very interesting aircraft in the past, but SpaceShipTwo is far and away the most exciting of them all.

There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.

Joe Walker

With a three-quarter-billion-dollar order backlog and the first of many A500 deliveries last year, we now look forward to Craig providing his production experience to quickly ramp up deliveries to six aircraft per month to meet this strong customer demand.

While this is the largest monthly decline in nearly five years, the fall is entirely attributable to civilian aircraft, as non-defense aircraft orders returned to a normal pace, after a stunningly strong December.

Bob King

To see this damage and to hear such a unique and great possession like this had been destroyed was just crushing. Today's been full of a lot of memories, just about all the wonderful flights that I had taken in the aircraft and my history with it.

James Boyd

Up until now, the aircraft carried no major defects.

We expect durable goods to be up a bit, due to higher aircraft sales.