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

"The idling of the narrow-body aircraft is on top of three other brand new aircraft with Pratt engines that are also down....  Way down in the supply chains, there are elements missing and companies need to rebuild their production facilities.”

Source: During a telephone conference with airline industry analysts, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr commented that it would temporarily ground one-third of its Zurich subsidiary’s Airbus A220 fleet, citing issues with the aircrafts’ Pratt & Whitney engines.

FMI: www.lufthansa.com