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

"Today's demonstrations in Germany mark only the beginning of a possible Europe-wide wave of protest should the EADS management plan mass layoffs and site closures."

Source: Peter Scherrer, General Secretary of the European Metalworkers Federation. On Friday, more than 24,000 workers at the European planemaker's plants in Hamburg, Bremen, Laupheim and Varel staged demonstrations to protest possible job cuts, as Airbus parent company EADS prepares to unveil a major restructuring plan.

FMI: www.airbus.com