Donn Walker Quotations

It's not uncommon for aircraft to have problems with their landing gear. This isn't unique to this particular aircraft.

Shortly after the plane took off, the pilot discovered that he may have a landing gear problem.

This will be a much more powerful set of eyes for controllers to see things that now can't be seen and to identify specifically what they are.

We want to do it, but we don't have a timeline.

This is serious. Anytime an airport is noncompliant, it couldn't be more serious.

This is a case where two controllers made mistakes and now they're trying to blame the FAA.

We have to do what is right for the traveling public.

Our policy is to let each resort determine its own smoking policy.

Aircraft do have landing gear problems. What is extremely rare is when you have television cameras aimed at the plane ... there were a lot of people in our office that were really stunned about how perfect that landing looked.

When you live in the second largest city in the country, there is going to be a lot of aircraft and people have to understand that. Cities are noisy places, whether it's noise coming from the ground or in the air. I have helicopters flying over my home but that is the price I pay for living in the Hollywood Hills. That is the price I pay for living in Los Angeles.