James Goodwin Quotations

We are excited that Boeing has taken on this challenge.

The cost of a traffic light ($125,000) is much less than the cost of an accident involving multiple cars along with doctor and hospital bills, including repair of damaged and paying off totaled vehicles.

While we continue to focus our attention on assisting the families of our passengers and employees who were victims of last Tuesday's attack, we must also focus on saving our company, ... We simply have no choice but to step up to the realities of this extraordinarily critical time and take drastic measures to preserve our viability and operations.

While we are pleased that we were able to reach a tentative pilot contract, the financial implications of the agreement, coupled with the higher price of jet fuel, will further impact our results. Therefore, we expect to post a loss in the third quarter and probably in the fourth quarter as well.

The business aviation industry has seen dramatic growth over the last 10 years, reflecting the needs of the market and particularly, the needs of our corporate customers,

She was not there or they would have found her.

We believe domestic competition will be enhanced and consumer choice and convenience will be improved.

We recognize the importance of the cash dividend to our stockholders, and we remain committed to rewarding them for their support, ... At the same time, the current weak economic environment and the uncertain outlook are having significant industry-wide effects on revenue, negatively affecting our overall performance.  Therefore, the board believes it prudent to reduce the dividend rate for the time being.

Today's events are a tragedy and our prayers are with everyone at this time,

The softening of the U.S. economy has had an industry-wide effect on business travel demand, ... While our 2001 business plan assumed a challenging financial environment, the economic situation has deteriorated more than expected.