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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We are saying to the manufacturers, 'Here's what the plane should look like.' Our loyalty is to the airline industry that serves the public, and the product has to be optimized for the airlines and not for the manufacturers. We are thinking about what the customer and what the industry need 20 years from now."

Source: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, founder and chief executive of Los Angeles-based International Lease Finance Corporation. Hazy reportedly continues to pressure Airbus on its design of the upcoming A350 XWB, specifically telling the European planemaker it should change its design to a composite-barrel fuselage, similar to the Boeing 787, instead of Airbus' choice of composite panels over an aluminum frame.

FMI: www.airbus.com; www.boeing.com, www.ilfc.com