James Mays Quotations

We absolutely support the concept of Secure Flight, or whatever name you want to give to passenger pre-screening. It's the concept that we support. We don't support at this time Registered Traveler, we think it takes the focus away from where we really ought to have it.

No business model at any airline can survive with sustained jet-fuel prices of $90 to $100 a barrel.

No business model at any airline can survive sustained jet-fuel prices at this level.

I can tell you that Darrell is looking forward to his visit to Kansas,

Katrina exacerbated an already untenable situation with respect to the price of oil on our industry,

It has been difficult, but I just want to support my team. We're all good friends. This is a stepping stone in my life, and I want to get this behind me and focus on the future.

I would love to be able to sit here and tell you that we've got the technology and that we're doing that. That is the gold standard. But, against millions of dollars of investment right now, we don't have the technology.

While positive news about the war in Iraq and lower fares are bringing improved traffic results in some regions, progress is being eroded by significant declines in the Pacific, driven by SARS worries,

There has been a long-standing agreement among carriers world wide that when you run into fuel crunches everybody comes together. This discriminatory plan has significantly upset the process.

We've got to achieve consolidation and some level of reduction of capacity. The odds are greater than they ever have been.

There have been no specific studies done on this that shows flash incarceration works.

On this one, it is hard to read the tea leaves,

As currently envisaged by some proponents, the program would appear to serve more as a revenue-generating scheme than a security program that would benefit passengers.

Aviation security is a function of national security and should be paid as such.

It was not a commercial piece. It was an in-kind for people who wanted a piece of history. They want a part of Mrs. Parks.

In some cases, it'll be physical inspection, in some cases it will be explosive detection, in some cases it will be canine, ... In other cases, (the cargo) comes from a 'known shipper' program. It will be screened through the 'known shipper' program.

The in-home visit with Bill Self went well. Actually, the visit went extremely well. The staff did a great job during their visit with Darrell.