Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mergers are a nightmare. I'm sure everybody has thought about it but half of the reason that airlines like US Airways find themselves in this position is that previous mergers have not gone entirely well.

Jeff Green

We have our own terminal and our own gates. Other airlines do not have that kind of flexibility.

Like steel, textiles, airlines and other American industries that have undergone radical restructurings, ... we expect an increasingly volatile and difficult environment for the companies involved and for their shareholders.

I will still bet there's no strike, one or the other. These airlines are too big to allow a strike for any period of time.

I wonder to what extent a 4-cent reduction in fuel is going to help airlines that are going into bankruptcy anyway. Maybe you might as well let the bankruptcy court sort it out,

I think passengers believe they have seen everybody get in and out of bankruptcy protection, like Continental in the early 1990s and TWA before American Airlines bought it,

We estimate that after losing $4 billion pretax in 2005 and $28 billion over the past five years, the U.S. passenger airlines could approach break-even in 2006.

We're also taking over classical functions like booking, loading, planning. It saves the airlines cost. They don't have to open a bond.

It doesn't have anything to do with in-flight safety, but they may cause delays and disruptions. The FAA may go in and inspect and the airlines might not be able to prove that it's in compliance.

You can get a ticket on United and only be able to carry on a very small bag. And then... the following week you'll get on Continental airlines and you can carry on just about anything you want, it fits.

Johnny Isakson

will make it more difficult for airlines to convince a bankruptcy judge that they cannot make reasonable pension payments.

Frank Miller

If it happens, short term, it will mean a loss of seats. Then, it's a matter of how quickly the other airlines could replace those seats.

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.

However, it takes two parties to negotiate and we need Northwest Airlines to come to the table with decision-makers that have the authority to make a deal.

I called Southwest Airlines and asked how quickly they could get me from here to Biloxi,

I do expect to see the other legacy airlines match the United increase or file an increase formula of their own. Over the Labor Day weekend, I expect to see the airlines jockey for position but by ... Sept. 6, they will probably all be on the same page.

Passengers on low-cost airlines have a common complaint that they are not given meal or accommodation in case of delays.

James May

If the price of oil stays high and our taxes along with it, I expect more jobs lost, more flights cut and more airlines in crisis.

The company will still record a strong result for the year ended 30 June 2003 and will remain one of the most profitable airlines in the world,

Although airlines have recently passed through a few price increases, they pale in comparison to the magnitude of the sustained rise in jet fuel prices.

Giovanni Bisignani

Airports take their own commercial decisions on their ownership structure. But this must not be at the expense of exploiting airlines through higher charges.

Giovanni Bisignani

Airlines will spend $34 billion more for fuel this year than last, and about $1.4 billion of that will make its way to the bottom line. That will drive losses to $7.4 billion for 2005.

Giovanni Bisignani

Airlines moved fast after Sept. 11, re-engineering, restructuring. But governments have not played a role,

Airlines live on cash, and the minute you stop flying the bills keep coming in but the money doesn't,

Airlines have trained us, and now it's second nature to us.

Airlines have done this well for a long time. If I only want to know gate information, I can go in and say, 'Flight at 10:45' and get the info without even needing to know the flight number.

Airlines have been under so much pressure, they really haven't been a leadership category.

Airlines have a market-share mentality. Competition is a very powerful force. For some airlines, it might make sense to take a short-term loss to get a long-term gain.

Airlines have already cut the services they can cut, now cuts will have to come from somewhere else. The food is already nonexistent.

Airlines are constantly making work more stressful for the flight attendant with increased duty time, inadequate rest periods, and understaffed flights.

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.

The flip-side of that though is if you create value, you create value. And I think we're showing that you can create a lot of value -- much more than I think people thought -- by putting two airlines together.