31 Quotes by John Heimlich

We've got more seats that are filled and we're getting higher fares for them. That's your best case scenario. If (jet) fuel was at $40 a barrel, we could be minting money right now.

When your second-highest cost plummets, that's huge. I call it the saving grace of the fourth quarter after the (federal assistance). But we're not quite as sanguine that we can count on that this year.

Fuel prices are the difference between record profitability (for some airlines) and a year of crappy losses.

The painful reality for passenger carriers is that the domestic market has been unwilling to accept fares that reflect high fuel prices.

I will be very surprised if there is not a proposal.

I still see the economy as absolute the No. 1 factor, (even with) as many other factors as there are nowadays,

Will it be enough for everyone? It's not clear, but $2.5 billion is better than $1 billion, especially if they move quickly with the second half.

Today's jet fuel prices are crushing and could prove to be a knockout blow for some.

We're not saying things are hunky-dory. All we're saying is that some of the indicators we look at and some of the recent trends are promising, and that's the first time I've used that word in a long time.