Aviation Quotes

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Call it enlightened cowardice, if you like. Actually, over the years I discovered that I just didn`t enjoy flying, and I became aware of compromised safety margins in commercial aviation that are never mentioned in airline advertising. So I decided I`d rather travel by sea, and take my chances with the icebergs (...) I am afraid of aeroplanes. I`ve been able to avoid flying for some time but, I suppose, if I had to I would. Perhaps it`s a case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing. At one time, I had a pilot`s licence and 160 hours of solo time on single-engine light aircraft. Unfortunately, all that seemed to do was make me mistrust large aeroplanes.

- Stanley Kubrick

I always felt Jimmy was trapped in Hollywood. He felt it himself. He loved aviation so much and he wanted to be able to do more of that. He somehow just got stuck here.

- Kim Novak

The numbers speak for themselves. We have managed a dramatic re-engineering of the company in fiscal 2005, and shown four profitable quarters. Our challenge is now to grow the company, and realize some of the exciting opportunities that we see before us in both the commercial and business aviation markets.

- David Fox

trying to keep TSA out of the general aviation business.

- John Price

If the U.K. government does not curb aviation growth, all other sectors of the economy will eventually be forced to become carbon neutral. It will undermine the competitiveness of U.K. industry.

- Kevin Anderson

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music... and of aviation.

- Tom Stoppard

Clearly we need to do everything we can to reduce the impact of aviation on people who live near airports and our project is looking at ways of keeping the aircraft higher for longer which will keep the noise further away and also at lower thrust settings as they`re coming in to land.

- Paul Collins

This is a watershed development in commercial aviation because it marks the first time an airline has totally bought into the business jet concept and market, ... Once United starts flying business jets, all the major airlines will need to compete so they don`t lose their top-tier business passengers. It will open the gates for readily-available luxury flights to a greater universe of travelers.

- Michael Miller

In the wake of Sept. 11 and its severe impacts on commercial aviation, United Technologies turned in another solid quarter,

- David George

Overall there`s a picture of a very aggressive movement to not only improve capacity and efficiency immediately but certainly build the framework for a new aviation system ... that will triple capacity.

- Greg Martin

We just want to develop the capability to enhance security outside of aviation.

- David Adams

This is part of our responsibility to assist in the non-aviation domain. The whole purpose is that people will not know when we`re going to be there or if we are going to be there. It`s a preventative approach.

- David Adams

I wanted to fully understand what was at stake if the pre-existing legislation was altered or repealed within the context of our new aviation climate, ... Further, I wanted to hear from various segments of my constituency. After many meaningful discussions and a thorough analysis, I am convinced now more than ever that the risks of amending or repealing the Wright Amendment are simply too great.

- Sam Johnson

Doss Aviation will provide ground school and flight training, to include approximately 19 training flights, for students in preparation for undergraduate pilot training and undergraduate combat systems officer training.

- Cindy Hall

More than 60,000 jobs have been lost in the commercial aviation industry in the United States since 1999.

- Amir Salim

Through my work on the House Aviation Subcommittee, I have been actively promoting the growth of Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.

- Andrej Meszaros

I made my 3rd visit this year to Blue Diamond Aviation and all three times my experience was excellent. The new terminal building is first-class. Highly recommended stop.

- Angelo Crowell

Bombardier continues to strengthen its position as Europe`s leading provider of total transportation solutions. We are introducing new aircraft that deliver our customers unsurpassed performance and superior value in traditional European markets such as Switzerland, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, while also successfully playing a pioneering role to establish business aviation in new markets like Russia and the Ukraine.

- Anne Peterson

Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.

- Anton Weinmann

To close Reagan down to general aviation sends the wrong signal.

- Arron Oberholser

While I appreciate the promise, it`s not a contractual agreement yet. The fact of the matter is until that`s enforced by contract and also a significant change by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), and our operations at Boeing Field, it doesn`t mean very much.

- Asher Cohen

We will restructure and transform into a modular, capabilities-based, maneuver force, which will provide significant contributions to the War on Terrorism and the future of Army aviation,

- Ashton Carter

The Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Ala. '“ recently designated the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Center of Excellence '“ brings war fighting capabilities to the field by developing new concepts, programs and training for aviation Soldiers worldwide,

- Ashton Carter

It`s the worst contract in aviation history. I didn`t go on strike for a contract like this.

- Atul Chand

What we really want to be able to do now, is to have government and the aviation industry working together right now to find that strategic solution, knowing that there is gridlock and the potential of increased accidents if we don`t do something to address the problem today,

- Augustin de Saint Beuve

In fact, he was all for it. Back in the 1930s, he tried to join a Marine aviation unit himself. He wanted to be in a combat unit so bad. Of course the Army Air Corps was angry about that, and that`s how he got his first bad fitness report.

- Barbara Bone

The mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story of how the world became small.

- William Langewiesche