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

"Virtually all of the problems with the air traffic control system cited in the USA Today editorial are problems of the airlines' own making. The delays that the FAA and the airlines are already forecasting for this summer are largely due to the hub-and-spoke system that the major airlines rely on. The hub-and-spoke system creates unrealistic arrival and departure schedules at the major hub airports. Summertime storms only compound the problem."

Source: Phil Boyer, writing on behalf of the AOPA in USA Today. He was responding to an editorial that accused GA pilots of not paying their full weight when it comes to government-provided aviation services. The paper's opinion quoted a recent in-flight magazine article by Northwest Airlines CEO Richard Anderson, blaming GA for the predicted long, hot summer a lot of passengers will spend this year waiting for flights that have been delayed.

FMI: USA Today Editorial, Boyer's Response, EAA Response