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