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

"From the moment we made the decision to move forward with layoffs, we have been very mindful about conducting them in the most respectful and dignified way possible. We want to help those employees have a successful transition out of the company and hope that, one day, we will be able to hire them back with Duncan Aviation."

Source: Aaron Hilkemann, president of Duncan Aviation. This week, the business aircraft service and support company announced 304 workers will be laid off in coming weeks, due to the downturn in the economy and "political and media grandstanding against the business aviation industry."

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