Peter Harbison Quotes

There's a market there, but it would be difficult for anyone...you can't run an airline on one route. - Peter Harbison

Their great advantage is geographic. - Peter Harbison

The culture is the hardest to address. That's the belief that the government will support and bail them out. Across the region, governments are getting bailout burnout. - Peter Harbison

The Chinese have got to the stage where they have enough skilled people to do this work they've been getting to that for a long time with joint ventures and they're now picking up larger amounts of third-party work. - Peter Harbison

Last year's boom in aircraft orders, which reached record levels, suggests that a cyclical bust is not far behind. - Peter Harbison

It's fairly telling to say that there have been 55 years of aviation in Australia where there's never been more than two airlines that have been able to keep a hold on the market on a national scale. - Peter Harbison

I didn't see how it could work because we have a price-sensitive market and price dominates on sectors of an hour. People just aren't that fussed about comfort and Australia's not really that big on prestige and being seen to be travelling business class. If they can save 50 per cent on the fare, they'll save 50 per cent on the fare. - Peter Harbison

As the airline industry is in the front line of economic indicators, any change will be quickly felt. - Peter Harbison

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