Airline Quote by C. R. Smith

The airline business is crazy. I've not been enamored with the industry in general. You can't depend on anybody and anything. It's dog-eat-dog and…

— Robert Brooks

I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take all the…

— Robert Crandall

“Creating value is not enough—you also need to capture some of the value you create. This means that even very big businesses can be…

— Peter Thiel

The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over…

— Gordon Bethune

A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,

— Robert Crandall

The airline business is it is mostly run by a bunch of spineless nincompoops who actually don't want to stand up to the environmentalists…

— Michael O'Leary

America, the land of the free, is turning itself into the land of the free ride. [U.S. airlines] are operating in protected markets. They…

— Rod Eddington

When I started working on Southwest Airlines, I kid you not, only people flying on business and very wealthy people ever flew.

— Herb Kelleher

It was the first airplane . . . that could make money just by hauling passengers.

— C. R. Smith

There aren't many people around with the stomach or the knowledge to delve into the airline industry.

— James Coulter

“Budget airlines are often making money from canceling their passengers flights and not refunding them.”

— Steven Magee

I think airlines have been very much parrots. They'll just follow what everyone else is doing. Why change a model that they're happy in?…

— Tony Fernandes