58 Quotes by Glenn Tilton

reflects the financial foundation of the much stronger, much more competitive United that we have built.

Today, we have the business platform we need to compete with the strongest carriers and a clear strategy of offering the right service to the right customer at the right price.

The fact that we have proposals for up to $3 billion in exit financing from four of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world is solid confirmation of the work that we have done together, and most importantly, of our ability to build on that success in the future,

While no one underestimates the magnitude of the challenge, we are making good progress on our financial recovery program, ... We continue to work vigorously with all of our unions and other parties to achieve our number one goal: restoring the financial health of this airline without the necessity of an in-court process.

We have been preparing for a Chapter 11 filing for months, and we are ready if we decide that's the best course for the company.

We also recognize that there is work where we at United do not have an advantage. That work is performed for us by vendors in the U.S., Korea and other countries, now including China.

Without a coherent U.S. aviation policy that reverses the bias against airline size and removes the barriers that prevent us from constructive consolidation, U.S. carriers will be unable to compete on a global scale and we risk being marginalized,

We have achieved a great deal in our restructuring to reposition this company and build upon our assets, an unrivalled global network and our dedicated employees.

We've put ourselves in a position to be able to compete with the effect of high oil prices in 2006. I'm confident that the work that we've done will put us in a position to have a competitive result whatever the market environment may be.