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

“Unfortunately, the U.S. Congress has not done its part to support aircraft manufacturers or maintenance, repair and overhaul companies through its collective failure to include reforms of the outdated and overly prescriptive certification processes in the recently passed FAA extension. As U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) noted, excluding certification reform was ‘a sorely missed opportunity for Congress, where meaningful bipartisan accomplishments so often remain elusive.’ Additionally, U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), the Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said that overhauling the FAA’s certification processes ‘would have created jobs’."

Source: GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce, on the release of the association's second quarter shipment and billing data.

FMI: www.gama.aero