"No matter what political party
you are a part of, no matter whether you are from the north or the south
or the east or the west, the spirit of exploration is alive and well amongst
the American public."
—Jim Banke of The Space Foundation, discussing
the results of a Gallup poll stating that nearly seven in 10 Americans
support sending astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars, in the Florida
Today newspaper
"In 10 years' time, Ryanair
will be able to give away its flight tickets and generate all its revenue
from other sources, such as rental cars, destination hotels and airport
shops."
—Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary in
Germany’s Die Zeit magazine
"In
aviation, prevent arguments about a new, computerized profiling system
from delaying vital improvements in the "no-fly" and "automatic
selectee" lists. Also, give priority to the improvement of checkpoint
screening."
—An excerpt from the “Final Report from the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.”
"It’s
all about the passenger. People fly to get to where they want to go. People
don’t fly to go through hubs."
—Alan Mulally, Commercial Airplanes president
and CEO, discussing the value of point-to-point travel, during a press
conference last month at the Farnborough International Airshow in the
United Kingdom
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