With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules — we're all working harder and longer than we used to.

My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry - especially those who manage aviation companies and those who regulate aviation - that we owe it to our passengers to keep learning how to do it better.

There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules — we're all working harder and longer than we used to.

I've missed half or two-thirds of my children's lives.

One of the things I teach my children is that I have always invested in myself, and I have never stopped learning, never stopped growing.

Each generation of pilots hopes that they will leave their profession better off than they found it.