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Right now we're still focused on the airline industry, which is doing well, but a part of the business we're looking seriously at is being able to handle passenger to business interior work to get involved in the business jet conversion market.

Perhaps it goes without saying these days, but we must note that the high fixed cost, commodity equivalent nature of the airline business makes investing in the equities extremely risky. Over the long term, the industry destroys shareholder value.

Our sense is that the rejection was more a statement of employee sentiment in the airline industry rather than a statement regarding overall labor relations between UPS and the Teamsters. However, we believe UPS would want to put this contract to bed before focusing on the national Teamster contract.

Our employees have made Hawaiian the best airline in America.

Our efforts to increase the size of domestic airline market by reducing prices....Increased market share will be a product of that tendency.

Other people in the airline are furious. That short strike has cost them a week's bonus.

Our agencies are booking away whenever possible. In instances when they don't have a choice, they're booking on the airline through US Airways Vacations, which is a tour brand not owned by US Air.

The oil companies themselves aren't interested in building new refineries and will tend to denigrate the chances of any new investors actually succeeding in their business. They'll say, 'What does Richard Branson know about oil refineries?' He doesn't have to know about that part of the business, but he can easily see that oil refiners are making a margin far superior to what he's making in the airline business.

Some policies will allow you to cancel your trip if the common carrier, meaning the airline or the cruise line, stops service.

Now it's up to management to make our airline thrive. We've given them the tools ? now they are accountable for our future performance.

Oil prices were already very bad, this new rise is going to make it very rough. The airline industry will see pretty high losses in the third quarter.

During my training to become an airline captain, I had to learn how to navigate an airplane over long distances. Flights over huge oceans, crossing extensive deserts, and connecting continents need careful planning to ensure a safe arrival at the planned destination.

During my career as an airline pilot, I had the opportunity to be a check and training captain. Part of this job was to train and test experienced pilots to ensure that they had the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and efficiently operate those magnificent big jets.

Delta is New York's leading airline and we are pleased to extend the reach of the superior schedules and service we offer at our New York-JFK hub to customers across the Northeast and on the West Coast. This summer's expansion at JFK will significantly increase the convenience of choosing Delta for travel between the U.S. and destinations around the world thanks to Delta's extensive offering of flights to 31 international destinations from JFK. Delta intends to remain the leader for our customers in New York with more combined flights and destinations from the city's preferred airports at LaGuardia and JFK than any airline serving the market.

Delta already offers New York customers the most service of any U.S. airline across the Atlantic, the most domestic capacity from New York's LaGuardia Airport, and the city's leading shuttle product to Washington, D.C. and Boston. The addition of daily, non-stop service from New York to South America's largest market is the latest step in ensuring that Delta is New York's airline of choice. More service announcements that will further extend our leadership position in New York are planned later this winter.

Companies have made tremendous gains in efficiency in response to the challenge of the oil bill. In 2006 the revenue growth will slow, but we think airline costs will not be rising as fast as revenue.

Anybody with my background in the airline business who is not deaf is a fraud.

An overwhelmingly positive response from our customers and a positive revenue impact for the airline has prompted us to continue spreading our consumer-friendly pricing structure across even more of our network. We've made great strides in introducing a low cost pricing structure to many East Coast markets that were not previously served by a low-cost carrier.

As far as the operation of the airline is concerned, almost nothing changes. People keep buying tickets, the airline flights operate as usual, and travelers would be hard-put to know that the bankruptcy ever happened.

A vigorously competitive airline industry is vital to our economy and effective antitrust enforcement is important to preserving the benefits of competition in a deregulated airline industry, ... If this acquisition were allowed to proceed, millions of consumers ? business, government and families ? would have little choice but to pay higher fares and accept lower quality air service.

As one of the largest lenders to each carrier and having gone through more than 200 airline bankruptcy proceedings as a lender over the past three decades, we believe GE is very well positioned to ensure its shareholders' interests are adequately protected,

You're naming the price you want to pay, and let us find an airline with empty seats where they'll release a seat at that price.

You ought to tell the Republicans we're working, ... We understand everybody can't be here, but we're working ... I want to emphasize, we've got to relate that to the airline industry.

This is hurting companies that are heavy users of energy, such as airlines. The availability and price of fuel will have a big impact on the bottom line of the airline industry.

This is obviously great news for the airline and hotel companies, but travel managers might be less positive, as they are the ones facing potential cost increases next year.

This deal would trigger the airline consolidation we have feared in the wake of a proposed United-US Airways merger. It would be a travesty for the new administration to let this go forward.

This could've sent this airline into complete liquidation.

This calls into question the massive levels of investment some companies have directed into this aspect of onboard connectivity. There is no doubt that airline passengers want access to the Internet and messaging, especially on longer flights, but the use of phones is in direct conflict with the majority of customers' enjoyment and comfort.

This action is consistent with similar steps American has taken during recent months to better align capacity with lower demand, ... This is a very difficult time in the airline business, and we see no near-term improvement. We will continue to evaluate further cuts in capacity and capital spending as conditions warrant.

This accomplishment, which is hard to attain in the airline industry, is one we have now achieved over the past three quarters.

They spent at least 24 hours at Narita. They slept on the floor. The airline gave them pillows and blankets.

They're threatening to bring the airline to a complete halt.

Almost every airline flies to Orlando. How many do you see flying into Vail?

They have an innovative approach to the airline business - profitability.

They are prepared to move into the facility. We're negotiating all the details about what space they need and those sorts of things but when they signed the airline agreement in 2001, they approved moving forward.

This means a lot to me because we are all in this together. The airline industry is a family and this is my way of giving back to an industry that has been good for me.

There is no way to predict accurately 10 years into the future, given the volatile economy and decisions of airline chief executives that sometimes defy what some of us see as logic.

This is what happens when a low-fare airline comes into the market.

This is the most representative survey of airline passengers across the globe. It encompasses all passenger types, be they business travelers, vacationers or backpackers.

This is the most representative survey of airline passengers across the globe, ... It encompasses all passenger types, be they business travelers, vacationers or backpackers.

This is the last warning that people are going to get before an airline is liquidated. I'm not saying people should panic now but they should be looking for other alternatives. ... Doing business with a bankrupt (airline) should be your last resort.

They're run by the same management team, and their argument for choosing airline stocks is that air travel is likely to build over time. I guess this goes to show how even that well-built hypothesis can be vulnerable.

There's a reason paying more than 20-plus times forward earnings has been on balance a desultory experience for overeager investors. It's not good business -- the airline business that is.

There's a market there, but it would be difficult for anyone...you can't run an airline on one route.

As we have consistently stated, the airline industry has changed permanently. Northwest must significantly lower its costs to compete with other carriers. By filing for Chapter 11 now, we ensure that we have the means to complete the transformation of Northwest quickly and effectively.

All of us are thrilled to welcome Tom Horton back to the leadership team. His broad knowledge of the challenging airline industry and keen understanding of the financial markets will be enormous assets to AMR as we continue the vital work of restoring the company to sustained profitability in a global aviation marketplace.

A bankrupt airline is anxious not to lose customers, especially business travelers, and may be wary of cutting service below competitors' levels for fear of confirming passenger suspicions that the company is not long for this world.

Absolutely no. We can't be a low-fare airline if we do something like that.

The more you go, the more you spend, the more customer loyalty points you accrue, the less you want to go to other properties. It's not altogether different from airline frequent flier programs.

It's a solid airline with a great reputation. It's one that people have been asking about since the airport opened.

It's a sad day when airline officials feel they can boot someone off an airplane because of a political message on a T-shirt.

It was a very good meeting that lasted about two hours. The American representatives were very cordial. They talked a great deal about the airline industry and we talked to them about understanding our market. As we left things, American wants more data from us.

It was a very strong quarter. It may end up being the best profitability of any airline in North America.

It is very difficult for any airline to beat Southwest in head-to-head competition.

It's a great project that allows a recurring revenue stream to happen in bars, restaurants and airline lounges. These aren't for arcades,

It's a failing carrier and government authorities would probably love to have a bigger airline come and buy it and rescue it.

It's not just a matter of the cost of the airplane vs. the cost of an airline ticket, ... You have to factor in the amount of time an executive wastes waiting for connecting flights or being forced to stay overnight on the road instead of flying direct.

For Delta senior executives to point out that the top paid hourly employees at an airline are mostly pilots is like pointing out that the top earners in a law firm are mostly lawyers.

It is the worst case of airline terrorism -- the largest mass murder in the world,

It shows that they're determined to turn this airline around.

It's quite clear that the airline is facing unprecedented fuel costs, which have unduly affected the result for this period.

It's possible because traffic is not dependent on airline service. We anticipate it getting busier.

Do not assume that a no-frills carrier is going to be the cheapest, particularly for late booking. One thing to look at is the airline alliance Web sites,

Consumers shouldn't have to pay sky-high prices because one airline is trying to keep out low-cost competitors,

The next several weeks will be critical for the U.S. airline industry,

The objective should be to make money and survive, not to be the biggest airline on the planet. With the low-fare market, they can make money. And with charters, no one has more experience with charters than ATA.

It's smart for an airline in light of the rally that we've had in the past couple months.

The big airline fights back with everything it possibly can,

The beauty of the airline business is that it is self-regulating. If you charge too much, people don't fly.

The airline themselves aren't actually even coming out with any ideas of how much the strike is going to hurt them on top of the increase in oil prices so we're not actually making any call on price at the moment but it will be down and I would say quite heftily.

The airline model -- where seats get more expensive closer to the departure date -- is in reverse for hotels, because they do not want to be left with empty rooms,

The airline is showing signs of showing a pulse. What they're doing is going back to where their historic strength is.

The airline industry is tolerating this and letting it go,

The airline industry has been hit hard. Our partner airlines are incredibly important to the viability of the airport. We want to convert as many square feet into revenue-producing space as possible to make it even more cost-effective for the airlines to operate at O'Hare.

The airline industry has a horrendous history in Chapter 11. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat mistakes, and in the airline industry no one learns from history and always repeats mistakes.

The airline business is not a very profitable one because the capital cost needed is huge.

The airline business is moving at 100 mph right now. It just makes sense to get the things we might need in place right now so we can react if and when the time comes.

The airline business in terms of volume is tiny. It's more important in terms of presence, visibility and a little bit of prestige.

The airline battle to reduce costs, increase yields and improve efficiencies is effective well beyond expectations.

It's continued fallout from Boeing's earnings release and comments coming out of the conference calls for both Boeing and Honeywell. People are beginning to realize that these companies are expensive relative to earnings. You also have a lack of improvement in some of the airline names that have reported recently weighing on these companies, too.

It's certainly feasible, but it's my guess it's not economic, ... My guess is it is cheaper for the airline to absorb this loss, which doesn't happen often, than to fix the problem.

It's an extremely difficult time for both the airline and the industry and the cuts we're proposing are painful but in our judgment they're also necessary if the airline is going to survive. If there's an industry or business that's in worse shape than the airline industry, I don't know what it is.

It kind of belies the contention that there is a shortage of domestic capital available for the airline industry.

It's great news for Colorado consumers. Southwest is the airline that communities all over the country try to get. But it will be a great challenge to our friends at Frontier and United.

It's hard for us to fathom. It's difficult for the airline employees. It's difficult for the average Joe consumer.

I've had pilots who've e-mailed me saying they're so fed up they're willing to fall on their swords. Now think about that for a second -- is that a silly thing to say, to take it to the point that they're willing to shut down the airline out of principle?

Oil remains the single-biggest challenge for airline profitability. Strong demand gives little hope of significantly reduced prices this year. What is disappointing is the response of the oil industry. Instead of expanding refinery capacity, the oil companies plan to return a quarter of a trillion dollars to investors over the next two years. Airlines alone have contributed $14 billion to this windfall profit. It is time that governments stepped in to encourage investment in new refinery capacity along with research into alternative fuel sources.

Not having an administrator sends the wrong message to the airline industry.

Not even Jack Welch, the greatest CEO of all time, could earn a normal profit in the airline industry, given today's condition.

The US Airways route system fits very nicely with the United Airlines system. If this deal goes through, it would turn the airline industry on its head.

The value of the Next-Generation 737 family continues to grow with the 737-700ER, and we are delighted to have ANA as the launch customer. This new 737 derivative is a great example of how Boeing helps our customers succeed by responding to new emerging airline business requirements.

They were trying to be a low-fare airline with high costs.

They have very strong balance sheets, unlike the airline industry, and were all profitable heading into the event.

Not only do we have the potential for all these different airline strikes, but we also have the potential for extreme weather like we had last year.

Not only did the airline have to be profitable, it had to be top class.

As you would imagine, today's news comes at a difficult time for the nation, a difficult time for the airline industry and a very difficult time for American Airlines.

The FCC does not manage, nor are they responsible for, the National Airspace System (NAS). This is the purview of the FAA and DOT. FCC actions should not, therefore, adversely impact airline operations or put passengers at risk. The introduction of unlicensed UWB devices into aviation safety-of-life bands would erode public safety and compromise international protections afforded such vital frequencies, ... Now is not the time to inject instability into the NAS, and restricted bands are not the place to initiate strategic experiments for new gadgets.

In fact, we've never turned an airline away, and we would love to see them come in. In the bottom line, it's going to be a business decision on the parts of those airlines. They want to put their planes where they think they can make the most money on them. I don't expect the Northwest bankruptcy declaration to have a material impact on their decision.

Improved consumer choice and improved airline profits represent a win/win situation. Airlines that provide consumers flexibility - choice, control and convenience - can more effectively compete for consumers' business. Choice instantly increases consumer confidence, because when you know what you're getting, you are more likely to be loyal.

I have never seen an airline merger go smoothly.