There are a lot of parallels between what we're doing and an expensive watch. It's very complex, has a lot of parts and it only has value when it's predictable and reliable.

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.

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

I was a mechanic in the Navy. And mechanics in the Navy are like mechanics in airlines. You may have more stripes than I do, but you don't know how to fix the airplane.

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.

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?

Watches are the only jewelry men can wear, unless you're Mr. T.