68 Quotes by Michael Boyd

They were trying to be a low-fare airline with high costs.

They have to recast what they're doing on the East Coast because it doesn't work any more, ... They have to shove more of their flights to feed their East to West traffic and less flights between North to South traffic.

They will reach a deal with management. These are not wild-eyed, crazy people on either side. These are rational people.

Small and midsize communities can certainly be hurt.

Their plan didn't work after the first 30 days, but they refused to change it,

If you're looking to break into the industry, it's one I wouldn't recommend at any level. Overall, this is not going to be a bonanza in hiring in the airline industry.

In 12 months we'll be talking about the problems with the low-cost carriers, not the (old line) carriers.

In 20 minutes, the airline would be dead, ... This is an airline that's hanging by a string. It's incumbent on both sides to keep the airline flying. Even going forward, it's got challenges.

If fuel hadn't gone up, we'd be talking about how profitable these legacy carriers are,