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

"The fact is that within weeks of the 9-11 terrorist attacks NATA formed an Aviation Business Task Force composed of industry and government representatives and created a comprehensive list of best security practices for the industry. Those best practices were widely distributed throughout the industry and have been implemented at many fixed-base operations at general aviation airports throughout the country. CBS has done itself and all of general aviation a huge disservice by airing this report and not bothering to check the facts."

Source: NATA President James K. Coyne, describing Wednesday night's CBS Evening News segment on the (so-called) lack of security at general aviation airports in the United States.

FMI: www.nata-online.org