We tax air passengers like cigarettes and alcohol - we impose sin taxes on travellers.
Gordon BethuneI 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.
Gordon BethuneIt's not a testosterone-driven industry any longer. Success is making money, not in the size of the airline.
Gordon BethuneBut I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting to look at their people -- not at how much more they can get from their people or how they can more effectively manage their people. I think they need to look a little more closely at what it's like for their people to come to work there every day.
Gordon Bethune