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title: "11 Airplane Quotes By Gordon Bethune"
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> [Grounding airplanes to cover your butt would never have let Orville or Wilbur change the world. We would still be spending weeks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/grounding-airplanes-to-cover-your-butt-would-never-have-let-orville/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/gordon-bethune-16416_airplane_grounding-airplanes-to-cover-your-butt-w_175901.png)

> [The guy in the airplane goes with you. So he has self-interest to do the good things, too, and I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/the-guy-in-the-airplane-goes-with-you-so-he-has-self-interest-to-do/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/gordon-bethune-16416_airplane_the-guy-in-the-airplane-goes-with-you-so_1672245.jpg)

> [There is no economy without airlines. Airfreight runs the world. There is no Honolulu without an airplane. This is a very complex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/there-is-no-economy-without-airlines-airfreight-runs-the-world-there/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/gordon-bethune-16416_airlines_there-is-no-economy-without-airlines-air_2890745.jpg)

> [Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/whether-i-m-at-the-hangar-or-at-the-airport-or-on-an-airplane-i-get/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/gordon-bethune-16416_airplane_whether-i-m-at-the-hangar-or-at-the-airp_1443745.png)

> [I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-on-an-airplane-and-enjoy-myself-in/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/gordon-bethune-16416_able_i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-on-an-airp_703503.png)

> [In airplanes you have a choice between chocolate and vanilla. One year could be vanilla or it could be chocolate. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/in-airplanes-you-have-a-choice-between-chocolate-and-vanilla-one-year/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/gordon-bethune-16416_airline_in-airplanes-you-have-a-choice-between-c_585633.png)

> [Do you know how much faster I can fix an airplane when I want to fix it than when I don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/do-you-know-how-much-faster-i-can-fix-an-airplane-when-i-want-to-fix/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

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> [I was a mechanic in the Navy. And mechanics in the Navy are like mechanics in airlines. You may have more stripes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-was-a-mechanic-in-the-navy-and-mechanics-in-the-navy-are-like/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/gordon-bethune-16416_airline_i-was-a-mechanic-in-the-navy-and-mechani_1831317.png)

> [When you actually take the time to go over to somebody's office and personally thank them - whether their office is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/when-you-actually-take-the-time-to-go-over-to-somebody-s-office-and/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/gordon-bethune-16416_actual_when-you-actually-take-the-time-to-go-ov_1871819.png)

> [I don't think JetBlue has a better chance of being profitable than 100 other predecessors with new airplanes, new employees, low fares,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-don-t-think-jetblue-has-a-better-chance-of-being-profitable-than/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/gordon-bethune-16416_airline_i-don-t-think-jetblue-has-a-better-chanc_254700.png)

> [I've spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-ve-spent-my-life-as-an-airplane-mechanic-pilot-aircraft/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

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## Other authors on Airplane

## More by Gordon Bethune

> [It's difficult to have everybody like everything you do. I don't know anybody that's perfect and doesn't have a zit somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-s-difficult-to-have-everybody-like-everything-you-do-i-don-t-know/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [Grounding airplanes to cover your butt would never have let Orville or Wilbur change the world. We would still be spending weeks to cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/grounding-airplanes-to-cover-your-butt-would-never-have-let-orville/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [It's not a testosterone-driven industry any longer. Success is making money, not in the size of the airline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-s-not-a-testosterone-driven-industry-any-longer-success-is-making/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [I don't think JetBlue has a better chance of being profitable than 100 other predecessors with new airplanes, new employees, low fares, all touchy-feely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-don-t-think-jetblue-has-a-better-chance-of-being-profitable-than/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [You're only as good as your dumbest competitor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/you-re-only-as-good-as-your-dumbest-competitor/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [But I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/but-i-like-to-think-that-a-lot-of-managers-and-executives-trying-to/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [It's the old adage: You can make a pizza so cheap, nobody will eat it. You can make an airline so cheap, nobody will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-s-the-old-adage-you-can-make-a-pizza-so-cheap-nobody-will-eat-it/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [In airplanes you have a choice between chocolate and vanilla. One year could be vanilla or it could be chocolate. I don't attach any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/in-airplanes-you-have-a-choice-between-chocolate-and-vanilla-one-year/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [We're a stupid industry led by stupid people,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/we-re-a-stupid-industry-led-by-stupid-people/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/you-don-t-lie-to-your-own-doctor-you-don-t-lie-to-your-own-attorney/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all these assassins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-on-an-airplane-and-enjoy-myself-in/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/every-pilot-thinks-they-re-the-best-pilot-in-the-world-i-think-i-m/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [The point is... you'd better figure out what your Customers - the Customers you want - value. Because that's what they'll buy. Anything else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/the-point-is-you-d-better-figure-out-what-your-customers-the/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [It really helps to know what success is before you get there, and if you know, then you can head right for it. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/it-really-helps-to-know-what-success-is-before-you-get-there-and-if/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

> [Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-bethune/whether-i-m-at-the-hangar-or-at-the-airport-or-on-an-airplane-i-get/)

[Gordon Bethune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-bethune/)

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