Airline Quote by Warren Buffett

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

— Robert Crandall

Since 1978 the record pretty well shows that no start-up airline . . . has really been successful, so the odds of JetBlue having…

— Gordon Bethune

These days no one can make money on the goddamn airline business. The economics represent sheer hell.

— C. R. Smith

“More than a hundred new airlines went into business around this time, although the casualty rate was extremely high: in 1994 alone, fifty-seven new…

— Siobhan Creaton

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

— C. R. Smith

“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

I know there's a lot of money in aviation because I put it there.

— Anonymous

I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many…

— Stelios Haji-Ioannou

I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though.

— Mickey Gilley

In 1992, we did $1.1 billion in revenues. In the first nine months of 1993, we did just under $1.2 billion.

— Ted Waitt

A lot of airlines have come and gone.

— David Neeleman

I've owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I've never bought one of them new.

— Sam Walton