Joe Hopkins Quotations

We're committed to working cooperatively with the IAM.

I don't care who stays here, as long as they realize, ... If folks can live with that, that's great.

If we are going to be sued, we respond in court through our attorneys.

What you saw was the lesser of two beatings.

Our focus is on the bargaining table. The union feels it can be done, we feel it can be done. We just have to follow through.

Our goal is no more than 45 cancellations a day. This month we're averaging 98, and the increase is mostly because of maintenance operations.

The pilots were normally willing to fly those trips.

We're pursuing getting our costs down and getting the loan guarantee from the Federal government. We have a financial recovery plan that considers several elements.

We've been making progress. That's all I'll say.

April will be a very important month for us,

There will be planes in the air, and no, we're not worried,

They're saying they expect to get back to us fairly soon. I think we still have some time. The deadlines have all been self-imposed. It's not the end of the game.

It's about six or seven markets, but they're all big markets. It's recognition that some travel has shifted from O'Hare to Midway Airport and this is our response to try to get some of that share back.

Once companies strengthen themselves and become more profitable, they'll do more travel, because that's a way to build their business, ... They will start buying more expensive seats that give them more flexibility. I think with a stronger economy, you'll see a return to more traditional booking patterns. But we just don't know when we'll see that.

The IAM has been saying for some time that they aren't interested in concessions. We think all employees should participate.

All the properties we are developing are waterfront properties. The single-family component is something the (waterfront) market doesn't seem to provide for right now.