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

"We are obviously very proud that our engines have reached this historic milestone. But we only built the engines. The credit for this remarkable achievement goes to our customers who put their trust in us, operating our engines day in and day out. On behalf of the CFM Team worldwide, all I can say is ‘Thanks a Billion' to each and every one of them."

Source:  Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International, commenting on a true milestone. On April 24, 1982, the first-ever airplane powered by CFM56 engines, a Delta Air Lines DC-8-72 powered by the CFM56-2, took to the skies. In the years after that, CFM International would go on to add seven additional engine models that, today, power more than 20 different commercial and military aircraft types for more than 600 operators across the globe. 

FMI: www.safran-group.com