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.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"It's the runways. Neither the airlines nor the FAA have yet to explain how NextGen (modernized air traffic control system) is going to allow them to get more than one operation per minute on a runway... As long as the airlines operate a hub-and-spoke system, putting fewer passengers on more aircraft, all trying to arrive and depart at the same time, system delays are inevitable."

Source: Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Several recent news reports have identified the increasing number of airliners competing for runway space -- particularly regional jets -- as a major cause of airline delays... contrary to the airlines' contention an increase in corporate and general aviation traffic is responsible.

FMI: www.aopa.org, www.faa.gov, www.airlines.org