Boeing Quotes

Airbus had a splendid year in 1999 in achieving record new airplane orders, no doubt about it... At the same time, you have to remember that Boeing has an incredibly strong backlog of business -- nearly 1,500 airplanes. They should be able to the deliver the majority of new airplanes in the future. - Peter Jacobs

Airbus beating Boeing again and getting more than 1,000 orders were both unexpected. It is the A320 single-aisle family that is really going well for Airbus. - Yan Derocles

Air travel is growing in leaps and bounds, and airlines and nations are investing in new aircraft to accommodate that growth. Regardless of Boeing versus Airbus issues, this is good news for everyone who works in or supports the commercial aircraft industry. - Randy Baseler

A strike would be devastating. It would hurt Boeing and our customers for many years out. Our customers have made it clear they have choices in the manufacturers they deal with. - Alan Mulally

A new CEO, a new approach to doing business, and clear up this kind of unfinished business -- that's the strategy here... It's a steep price to pay, but markets hate uncertainty. It's a price worth paying for Boeing. - Richard Aboulafia

[The small plane passed just under the Boeing 737, which had 125 people aboard.] Fortunately, the captain noticed the smaller plane out of the corner of his eye... He immediately pulled the airplane into a much steeper climb. - Ed Stewart

[That announcement came on the heels of 30,000 layoffs just the day before at aircraft maker Boeing, which expects deliveries to fall seven percent this year, and more than 20 percent in 2002.] This is not a ripple effect... This is a tsunami. - Jennifer Dunn

[Boeing negotiators also have been stressing that retirement resources should includes pensions, company-matched 401(k) savings, Social Security, and personal savings.] During these negotiations, there has been a lot of discussion about pensions ... What hasn't received much discussion is the concept of balance. - Jerry Calhoun