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

"They wanted to replace the old Beechcraft with the new Beechcraft. I don't know what else we can do. The plane is bought."

Source: Minnesota Sen. Steve Murphy, at the end of a Senate Transportation Committee meeting on the state DOT's decision to replace one of two 27-year-old Beech Bonanza's with a brand-new Bonanza, instead of an airplane manufactured by Duluth-based Cirrus Design. Cirrus has claimed the company was unfairly shut out of the bidding process, after the state allegedly changed the program requirements to favor the larger Beech over an SR22.

FMI: www.cirrusdesign.com, www.raytheon.com/beechcraft