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

"What I would like to see is business CEOs and owners get together with an open letter sent to the major news outlets describing the importance of aircraft in their ability to conduct business. It should come from small to medium businesses that use aircraft. Not the top mega-corporations, but those companies flying aircraft representing the other 85% of business aviation. I'm talking of companies with annual sales in the tens of millions or hundreds of millions, not large, global firms with billions in sales. I think a response from those companies would be far more compelling..." 

Source: By David Wyndham, VP, Conklin & de Decker, in a Guest editorial followup to recent negative coverage of BizJets.

FMI: www.conklindd.com