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

"My communications people hate that I said that, but it's served us very well," Stonecipher told the Times last week. "If you start talking about ethics and integrity, it's kind of abstract to people. But if you say to someone, 'Do you think I'm a crook?' and they say, 'No, I don't think you are,' it's something that is very clear that you can latch on to."

Source: Boeing CEO Phil Condit, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, talking about his weekly missions to Washington (DC), where he hopes to meet with lawmakers, Pentagon brass and anyone else who will listen and "deal with this perception that we're a bunch of crooks." Boeing is currently the focus of two DoD investigations -- one involving a new-age launch vehicle and the other involving a bid to sell the Air Force 100 aerial refueling tankers.

FMI: www.boeing.com