We tax air passengers like cigarettes and alcohol - we impose sin taxes on travellers.

It's like telling Mozart that there are too many notes in an opera. Which one do you want us to take out?

I've spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane. I am considerate of the risk we take every time we fly. I also know we need to fly and always to improve safety.

You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees.

Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.

You have to begin to put the infrastructure in place to put in high-speed trains...It should be a national priority. If the French can do it, why cant we?

The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day.