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

"If you had been a mere passenger causing problems and interfering with your fellow passengers and crew and misbehaving you would have gone to prison. In your case the passengers did not even appreciate their safety was in jeopardy. They assumed their safety was in good hands."

Source: British Justice John Burke, addressing former Finnair pilot Heikki Tallila, 51, during his sentencing to six months in prison after being convicted of trying to fly an airliner while under the influence of alcohol.

FMI: www.finnair.com