36 Quotes by Jake Brace

We are a vastly different airline than we were in 2002,

We're going to resolve as many of these issues as we possibly can,

We're facing some negative sentiment in Washington. We talk to lots of people in Washington. Their message is: More is needed.

We did everything that we set out to do. We have to wait a couple of days to get the final order we need.

We didn't think it would be $50 every year of the business plan. Clearly, in 2006 it's not going to be $50.

Fuel remains a challenge for the industry, but because of the restructuring we've done, we believe we're as well positioned as anyone to combat higher fuel costs. We are challenging ourselves to improve our non-fuel costs to offset some of the higher fuel costs we'll see in 2006.

We took the view early in the case that we were going to take full advantage of every opportunity that bankruptcy gives us to fix our situation, and we have done just that. We also took advantage of all of the opportunities to save costs that aren't necessary, enabled by the bankruptcy process.

We look forward to working with our new independent auditors and we're eager to continue building our professional relationship.

We look forward to confirming the (reorganization) plan next week and exiting bankruptcy next month ready to compete with the strongest carriers.