Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Until a US airline chooses to acquire and operate the passenger version of the A380, foreign airlines that operate A380 passenger service to and from the US should pay for any needed infrastructure improvements at the airports they serve."

Source: Florida Congressman John Mica, who added it would be "patently unfair" to use taxpayer dollars on beefing up US runways, taxiways, air bridges and terminals to accomodate the upcoming A380 superjumbo, the double-decker plane... the biggest commercial aircraft ever, due to the ongoing World Trade Court row over government subsidies to plane makers.

FMI: www.airbus.com, www.house.gov/mica/