As currently envisaged by some proponents, the program would appear to serve more as a revenue-generating scheme than a security program that would benefit passengers. |
Aviation security is a function of national security and should be paid as such. |
I am quite confident there will be many who make that charge, that we are self-serving, ... But I am equally confident that the impact that Katrina had on this industry is real. |
I would love to be able to sit here and tell you that we've got the technology and that we're doing that. That is the gold standard. But, against millions of dollars of investment right now, we don't have the technology. |
If the price of oil stays high and our taxes along with it, I expect more jobs lost, more flights cut and more airlines in crisis. |
In some cases, it'll be physical inspection, in some cases it will be explosive detection, in some cases it will be canine, ... In other cases, (the cargo) comes from a 'known shipper' program. It will be screened through the 'known shipper' program. |
In some cases, it'll be physical inspection, in some cases it will be explosive detection, in some cases it will be canine. In other cases, (the cargo) comes from a 'known shipper' program. It will be screened through the 'known shipper' program. |
It's a small step in the right direction. |
Katrina exacerbated an already untenable situation with respect to the price of oil on our industry, |
No business model at any airline can survive sustained jet-fuel prices at this level. |
No business model at any airline can survive with sustained jet-fuel prices of $90 to $100 a barrel. |
On this one, it is hard to read the tea leaves, |
Our principal focus is trying to get a holiday. Every little bit helps. It's $600 million more than we've got today. |
The reality is that we do not have an air traffic control system that is smart enough and technologically capable enough to be able to handle that kind of demand. |
There has been a long-standing agreement among carriers world wide that when you run into fuel crunches everybody comes together. This discriminatory plan has significantly upset the process. |