When I was in the gunner's bubble of a B25 bomber, taking off from an aircraft carrier 100 miles off the coast… — Eric Christian Olsen Copy Share Image
Things which do you no good in aviation: The sky above you. The runway behind you. The fuel still in the truck.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I am a pilot and I run a Medical Transport Squad. That means, for most of my life I am living it… — L.A. Kragie Copy Share Image
I would always be going from L.A. to Miami to New York, to Russia, St-Tropez. Costs about $50,000 for a domestic flight,… — Scott Storch Copy Share Image
If you go back to the early days of aviation, the guys designing it built it, and then they got in it… — Graham Hawkes Copy Share Image
My concept is, until you absolutely know the plane is crashing, there's no reason to be afraid. All the turbulence in the… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
I would actually love to fly. I think that that would be probably the most exhilarating feeling, and as close as you… — Ali Larter Copy Share Image
Would not the sight of a single enemy airplane be enough to induce a formidable panic? Normal life would be unable to… — Giulio Douhet Copy Share Image
On my job I end up jumping out of planes. Last week I got in an 18-wheeler and drove down a runway… — Rick Mercer Copy Share Image
In 1996 - when, for the fifth year in a row, we had the best record among major airlines for on-time performance… — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image
I've spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane.… — Gordon Bethune Copy Share Image
When I'm traveling a lot the flight attendants will ask what I do and if I say I'm a magician then I… — Justin Willman Copy Share Image
I may be flying a complicated airplane, rushing through space, but in this cabin I'm surrounded by simplicity and thoughts set free… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
When I was younger I would go to the airport with my friends and drive out 2 A.M., 3 A.M. in the… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Of all the inventions that have helped to unify China perhaps the airplane is the most outstanding. Its ability to annihilate distance… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual fantasies which… — Cynthia Heimel Copy Share Image
I like the mode of business of aviation. It's a risky business with difficulties which you can fill with innovative ideas and… — Niki Lauda Copy Share Image
Aviation seems almost a gift from heaven to those Western nations who were already the leaders of their era, strengthening their leadership,… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
“The speaker over my head crackled, "There has been a Bell-Atlantic pager misplaced. If anyone has found it, please make this known… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Back in the early '70s, there were two airlines that flew puddle jumpers from the Sarasota-Bradenton airport to Atlanta: National and Eastern,… — Craig Sager Copy Share Image
I may be developing aerophobia as I get older, or maybe I'm just becoming middle aged, because I find flying an increasingly… — Katie Melua Copy Share Image
I employ 20 people in Vienna. The other 130 coworkers are pilots and flight companions. The Overhead is limited with me. Reduces… — Niki Lauda Copy Share Image
A pilot must have a memory developed to absolute perfection. But there are two higher qualities which he also must have. He… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Seaboard Air Line, which was thought by numerous innocents to provide a foothold in aviation, was another favorite, although, in fact, it… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Of course, you always have to be concerned about hijacking. But with the measures that are in place right now, I'd say… — Hugh Shelton Copy Share Image
Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and… — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Copy Share Image
If you have flown, perhaps you can understand the love a pilot develops for flight. It is much the same emotion a… — Louise Thaden Copy Share Image
“Your plane would fly pretty well, except it would be on fire the whole time, and then it would stop flying, and… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I have always been more comfortable with daredevil acts than with the everyday nuances of life. Let me jump out of a… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I'm not a T.G.I.F. guy. I get off a plane at 2 o'clock in the morning and I'm looking for my secretary… — Vijay Mallya Copy Share Image
I hate flying. I'm not a big fan of flying at all so everywhere I go I go by tour bus. If… — Larry the Cable Guy Copy Share Image
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
As soon as I reach my destination I have a cup of tea, something to eat and then sleep for about 13… — Jackie Collins Copy Share Image
In a sense, when we started Virgin Atlantic, I was trying to create an airline for myself. If you try to build… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I was in Africa once. I was in Kenya. I got off the plane, and I thought, 'Africa...' Some guy in a… — Ed O'Neill Copy Share Image
Takeoff isn't scary at all - just the landing. Once you're in the air, you feel that sense of freedom of no… — Jessica Cox Copy Share Image
“Alex the pilot heaved a sigh and said, “I am required by FAA regulations . . . blah blah . . . seat belt . . . blah . . .” — Thea Harrison Copy Share Image
I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt. — Dana Perino Copy Share Image
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And I certainly like being on a plane, next to a stranger, having conversations that you'd never otherwise have. You're unplugged, your… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
