Pilots Quotes

What we heard from the union negotiating team as well as individual pilots is that they didn't like the stock options part of the wage package. They are concerned about bottom line take-home pay. They didn't see that stock options helped them with that. We tried to address that concern by rearranging the deal, adding more of a structural wage increase in the package in exchange for the stock options. - Chris Chiames

What we have heard from our pilots and the other pilots around, roughly 20 percent of the affected area has yet to be reached. - Geoffrey Krassy

What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, the pilot dies. - Unknown

What I saw were two F-16 jets and they were circling overhead a single-engine plane and other jet fighter pilots were banking very quickly. And I saw them fire two warning flares in the direction of the single-engine plane. - Bernard Shaw

What do I tell the pilots to do? - Barbara Olson

We've got maybe a few hundred (without gas) scattered in the two communities. Providing we can have access to homes to re-light pilots, we will have everyone back on today. - Alicia Dixon

We're gratified with the judge's order but clearly disappointed it has come to this. A majority of our pilots are doing their jobs and we hope the rest come back real soon. - Chris Chiames

We're going to advise our pilots that they have to abide by what the judge has ordered here. - Rich LaVoy