74 Quotes by Gordon Bethune

I was a mechanic in the Navy. And mechanics in the Navy are like mechanics in airlines. You may have more stripes than I do, but you don't know how to fix the airplane.

Watches are the only jewelry men can wear, unless you're Mr. T.

It's the old adage: You can make a pizza so cheap, nobody will eat it. You can make an airline so cheap, nobody will fly it.

No one is going to stick their head out of the trenches for someone they don't respect or trust. You can get shot doing that.

I learned that you can be successful if you get people to help you become successful.

The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day.

Every pilot thinks they're the best pilot in the world. I think I'm the best pilot.

I just want to be able to get on an airplane and enjoy myself in Disneyland, not sit there worrying about all these assassins.

I've spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane. I am considerate of the risk we take every time we fly. I also know we need to fly and always to improve safety.