Joe Hopkins Quotations

The pilots were normally willing to fly those trips.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

We're committed to working cooperatively with the IAM.

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.

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