Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"There will be fewer of the legacy, or network carriers. What is harder to fathom or figure out are which ones are going to make it."

Source: American Airlines CEO Gerald Arpey, speaking at a round-table discussion in Fort Worth (TX) on the future of the airline industry. His fellow panelists, Continental CEO Gordon Bethune and Southwest President Jim Parker, agreed that change is in the wind. But, while Arpey and Bethune said the field of competitors will probably be narrowed to just two or three legacy carriers and as many low-cost carriers, Parker suggested that the number of airlines in the business might not drop.

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