Aviation Quotations

I firmly believe a rising tide lifts all boats. I think having Airbus only grows and brings more attention to Alabama's entire aerospace and aviation industry. Listen, my goal is to bring good-paying jobs to our state and our region, regardless of what the company may be.

Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldn't be only for the rich.

There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.

You come to Washington, there's a rail bill, there's a highway bill, there's a aviation bill. But when you go home, there's an airport, there's a highway, there's a rail, there's transit. It all has to work together.

The fact is Qatar, Etihad, Emirates, Singapore, Garuda, all of the three Chinese airlines, Air New Zealand - the fact is that international aviation relies very much upon agreements between nation-states, and it is not an area in which you have free market operations.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.

We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.

Flying, for some reason, has never been my favorite thing, but after taking some aviation classes and reading about it and learning about it... They've been doing this for over a hundred years, they've been to the moon and back; they kind of have a good system going here.

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.

What the history of aviation has brought in the 20th century should inspire us to be inventors and explorers ourselves in the new century.

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

My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry - especially those who manage aviation companies and those who regulate aviation - that we owe it to our passengers to keep learning how to do it better.

I'd manufactured more gearboxes probably in the aviation industry than anybody else.

At the end of October 4 in 1957, when I was coming back from sea duty in the South Pacific, Sputnik went up. I realized that humans would be right behind robot aircraft or spacecraft even though I really had no plans of being in aviation or a professional aviator and certainly not in the military.

The 20th Century was the century of Aviation and the century of Globalization. The next century will be the century of Space.

If a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it.

Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound.

If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off.

Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation.

In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we've never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don't think easyJet competes with Virgin - we're in different areas.

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

The PM may have said it, but the civil aviation minister has not said anything about employee's demand for the committee yet.

There is no other way to force the FAA to adequately do its job of overseeing the carriers of this country and enforcing aviation safety.

As you know, birds do not have sexual organs because they would interfere with flight.

We have not been able to confirm that he was living at the airport. What we do know from reports is that baggage handlers and Department of Aviation Security encountered him in T5 more than once.

Give me fifty DC-3's and the Japanese can have the Burma Road.

That's what we're trained to do.

The Registered Traveler Program is a significant step forward in the effort to balance aviation security and traveler convenience. It's a win-win proposition for consumers, businesses, airports, airlines and for the government. While travelers enjoy a more relaxing, less time consuming security screening process, the government can focus its security resources on more likely potential threats.

I realized that the future of aviation, to which I had devoted so much of my life, depended less on the perfection of aircraft than on preserving the epoch-evolved environment of life, and that this was true of all technological progress.

This is earth again, the earth where I've lived and now will live once more ... I've been to eternity and back. I know how the dead would feel to live again.

The Shuttle is to space flight what Lindbergh was to commercial aviation.

When you get to know me, I don't despair - I just get up, clean up, and start again.

Listen, people like Brian Bendis did great things for comic readers, great things for comic readers.

At the same time, as you know, unless you are a comic book reader, Daredevil is not a known thing.

I am going to have a cup of tea, like any good Englishman.

The fortress inspired a tremendous confidence. It was the only propeller driven aircraft I have flown that was completely viceless; there were no undesirable flight characteristics. The directional stability was excellent and, properly trimmed, the B-17 could be taken off, landed and banked without change of trim.

What we're doing, especially with our aviation forces, is looking for people who either still might be stranded, need help, or caught in water problems.

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,

What we learned in China Aviation Oil is that management who initially was doing a terrific job can go off the tracks and if you aren't on top of the situation on an ongoing basis you can end up losing a lot of money.

We hope to raise our co-operation in the aviation sector,

We've spent barely $700 million in federal grants to U.S. ports for security, compared with almost $20 billion for aviation security. And most important, we are doing an abysmal job in assisting ports in the developing world in improving security to even minimal acceptable standards.

The FAA realizes these restrictions inconvenience general aviation pilots and airports, ... As the FAA and other federal agencies continuously review measures to ensure national security, we look for the understanding and cooperation of the general aviation community.

The FAA has started down the path of opening an office in Shanghai to assist the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China with the certification process of the ARJ21,

The extension of the contract demonstrates our strong confidence in the Chinese aviation market and our commitment to the healthy growth of this market.

The outlook for Asia-Pacific's aviation industry in 2006 remains fairly positive, although the burden of high oil prices on the global economy remains a concern.

South Wales is a hub of aviation.

The joke in aviation is, 'If you want to make a million, you'd better start with £10m.'

We're heavily involved in the aviation industry. Seventy-five percent of our volume is aviation-related accounts.

Flight Reservation Systems decide whether or not you exist. If your information isn't in their database, then you simply don't get to go anywhere.

Nothing ever built arose to touch the skies unless some man dreamed that it should, some man believed that it could, and some man willed that it must.

We had a very tragic incident yesterday in which Dr. Rahman, our minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, was assassinated, martyred. God bless him.

Motor cut. Forced landing. Hit cow. Cow died. Scared me.

People who invest in aviation are the biggest suckers in the world.

Nobody ever thought about having to protect the passengers from the pilots.

Many people can't comprehend the impact the aviation system has on the economy of the state.

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

Next year we plan to have in place an improved system for reporting wire failures. We'll also add database to the FAA's National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center,

One of the icons of the civil aviation industry is returning. It's the shot in the arm that the industry needs.

I would call upon my colleagues at the proper time to support this aviation legislation, not to say that it is perfect, not to say that some of this legislation that has risen out of this crisis is perfect, and we will have a chance to revisit and this is only the first of a wave of accountability,

I am concerned that this concessionaire has seriously underreported revenue to the Department of Aviation under a previous contract,

I am slightly biased, but I think it is an incredible achievement -- the last great aviation record left.

I applaud Malaysia's leadership in ratifying this important convention, which creates an international legal framework that will help attract finance to the aviation industry.

(Business aviation is) introducing a whole new range of products to draw people in at the bottom end of the market, who may eventually work their way up.

Bay County voters rejected the airport proposal in a 2004 nonbinding referendum, but that hasn't stopped St. Joe or the state from pursuing this boondoggle. This is neither the time nor the place to build a destructive new airport as corporate welfare. We already have an underutilized airport that can serve the region well into the future when we will know much more about the troubled aviation industry, the realistic prospects for another airport, and the true environmental and financial cost.

China is the last and most important aviation global market.

Frank has made a significant contribution to the organization during the past year, integrating three aviation services companies into a single strong North American operation. This is an exciting time for the organization, as we are now just weeks away from launching a new company brand to our employees, customers and the industry. We are grateful for everything Frank has brought to the company.

From its inception, the Tomcat has been the icon of Naval Aviation with its striking appearance, speed, formidable lethality, and versatility. It is more capable today than at any other time during its existence because of the innovation, dedication, and tenacity of every maintainer and pilot who has ever been associated with it.

Fundamental to securing our homeland is safeguarding the U.S. transportation system and its passengers. Unisys is proud to continue its support of DHS and TSA in fulfilling the mission for which they were established. We are committed to continue delivering managed services that help provide secure operations for the nation's aviation system and enhanced security for travelers and transport providers.

For the sake of getting this done, I would plead again to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle: Let's find a way to get an agreement to do aviation security. And then find a way to do these other issues that are all so important,

If you are going to make progress in aviation and aerospace, you've got to take some risks, and be willing to accept it. There were a lot of things going up and coming down that we didn't know, but we learned when we flew.

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.

He had a passion about aviation and wanted to do charitable work, so it was a perfect marriage.

The purpose of the report was to quantify and explain the economic value of aviation in South Carolina.

What impresses me every time I come in and see this thing, ... is how fast aviation advanced beyond the Wright brothers. If you think it was only about 15 years until they were dog fighting over France in WWI...

to extend the investigation into wider analysis of possible anti-competitive conduct in the aviation industry.

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

We have to balance where we feel the greatest threat is. Aviation is still a threat because they (terrorists) use those planes as flying missiles.

I actually think there are other ways of doing it. The most effective one is to include aviation within carbon trading schemes, so there is an absolute limit on the amount of emissions from the aviation sector.

last great aviation record left inside the Earth's atmosphere.

It has been decided to appoint a high commissioner in Pakistan and to restore civil aviation links,

It is not a term ... used in aviation that I'm aware of.

Our vision for the airport is that it will remain primarily a general aviation facility with some commercial passenger activity. Its role will not change.

Our aviation safety priority is in the air and on the ground.

Pilots are a scarce resource given China's rapidly growing aviation industry. An increase in fleet size calls for more pilots.

Particularly the shortage of flight personnel and the shortage of usable airspace are two big bottlenecks restricting the development of civil aviation in China.

My one concern is that when money gets tight, it's easy to cut R&D funding that isn't tied to a specific project - look at what's happened to NASA's aviation research.

I think our two governments have resolved, at least for the moment, the civil aviation problem. We have reached an agreement, the FAA is sending a technical team here to Venezuela.

The 737 continues to play an integral role in meeting the needs of India's rapidly growing aviation market, and we are thrilled that this outstanding customer is reaffirming its commitment to the Next-Generation 737 family by finalizing this agreement. The 737-900ER offers 9 percent lower operating costs per trip and 7 percent lower operating costs per seat than its competitor.

The ash plume can travel, and the hazard to aviation is real, ... To individuals, it's more of an annoyance -- could be an extreme annoyance if a lot of ash comes out.

We issued an advisory to the FAA (the Federal Aviation Administration). But they had no comment on it.

We continue to add key distributors across Europe so aviation customers keen to use Exxon Elite and our other premium aviation lubricants can do so easily and cost effectively. These two quality distributors are the latest in our growing list of strategic distributors that add value to what we offer customers.

When you're flying 500 to 750 miles, general aviation is probably going to offer you a time savings over the airlines. Beyond that, the speed advantage does come into play.

We have a great program for young people that teaches them a lot about aviation and also provides scholarship opportunities, particularly for students who plan to enter the Air Force or attend the U.S. Air Force Academy after graduation.

Today, the airline industry is calling on President Bush to make aviation a national priority and to speed up improvements in our aviation infrastructure.

We can accommodate all of the corporate jets out there. The market for an airport like this is the commercial passenger planes, commercial freight and also general aviation - usually piston-engine aircraft and jet traffic. We also have several military contracts with (United States) Customs, (the Department of) Homeland Security and all branches of the armed services.

We are pleased negotiations involving Canada and the U.S. on this important aviation agreement have resulted in such a successful conclusion,

Today's acquisition proposal will deliver immediate value to both Patrick and Toll shareholders, ongoing benefits to all shareholders, create a truly world class transport and logistics company and gives Patrick shareholders a better structured, lower risk exposure to the aviation business.

We want to complete the greater Tokyo area's aviation setup. This will help us move toward that goal and provide economic benefits,