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

"It hit and slid. There was a fire. This thing tumbled around 300 feet. There was extensive damage. It hit on one of the runways and slid across a grassy area to a parallel runway."

Source: Houston Fire Department District Chief Tommy Dowdy, briefing the Associated Press on the crash of a Cessna Citation at Hobby International Airport Sunday. Two people on board the Citation III were killed, after the tower asked the pilot to expedite his departure because an inbound Southwest Airlines 737 had a developing technical problem.

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