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

"There are numerous other instances where pilots have successfully averted disaster over the years. Consider the 291 passengers aboard an AirTransat A330-200 in the Azores on August 24, 2001 after both engines lost power at cruise altitude due to a leak in the fuel system. The pilots were able to coax the huge jet to glide without power for 20 minutes for about 115 miles over the ocean and land on a military airfield runway, averting a mid-ocean ditching. Did the passengers who gratefully deplaned that day think their pilots were overpaid? I am betting the answer is a resounding 'No!'"

Source: Captain John E. Darrah, APA President, protesting a CBS Market watch article that characterized airline pilots as overpaid.

FMI: www.alliedpilots.org