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

"Even today, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport remains closed to general aviation operations, and operational restrictions on general aviation businesses, such as aerial banner towers, still remain elsewhere. Most importantly, the general aviation industry has received no financial assistance to help those predominately small businesses recover from the enormous economic hardships incurred as a result of federally-mandated airspace restrictions."

Source: Letter from Senators John Warner (R-VA), James Inhofe (R-OK), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Nelson (D-NE), George Allen (R-VA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) to leaders of the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, the Treasury and the General Government, urging support for a $100 million aid package aimed at relieving some of the financial burden placed on general aviation as a result of the 9/11 attacks.

Source: www.nata-aero.org