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Airlines have been predicting stronger traffic than Heathrow has been predicting... they clearly got it completely wrong.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
I don’t think the world could have just stood back and allowed what happened last Sunday to go by without some form of protest.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Luis has been a core member of the team and has shown true leadership over the years and I have no doubt he will be a great CEO of IAG.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We intend to take all appropriate steps to defend the airline's position vigorously, including making any necessary appeals.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We have every confidence in Boeing and expect that the aircraft will make a successful return to service in the coming months having received approval from the regulators.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Given the scale of our operations, I see no reason why we should be confined to Airbus, that is not healthy. There [ should be ] competition between aircraft manufacturers.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The day you see me back flying is the day you know there's a pilot shortage.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
This whole debate should encourage more, if you look at the board it is predominantly middle-aged white men from Europe. We have more diversity on the board now than we have had for a long time, and we have to strive to improve that situation.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Aer Lingus recruited its first female pilot in 1977... It's taken 40 years to get to 10 percent.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We take a simple view that hedging is about buying time; it gives you time to address volatility.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
(Ryanair CEO) Michael O'Leary portrays this as people in the UK won't be able to fly. But it's people in Europe that won't be able to fly.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Our expectation was, had it been a vote to remain we would have seen demand from corporates bounce back. But ultimately, people will understand what it means and then the world will get on again, so it's short term.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In our view, any new runway development should be phased in to keep costs down. There is no need to build all the facilities at once.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If there is expensive, inefficient airport expansion at Gatwick or Heathrow, then we will expand through other airports and hubs.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We compete with the likes of Ryanair, the most aggressive low-cost airline in Europe. We've got to have a cost base that enables us to compete in an effective manner.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There's no time frame, it will depend on when aircraft become available, we're not in an immediate hurry.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We see going forward probably a greater mix of leased in the fleet than we've traditionally had.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We have options on A380s ... but we are not going to exercise them because they are too expensive, we see the option of leasing them second hand as an attractive opportunity.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We believe that there is evidence to suggest that the competition between OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) is not as strong as it should be and that there are restrictive practices.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The industry has a clear preference for a global emissions trading scheme, but I think some of the suggestions that are being introduced are interesting and should be examined, we've moved on significantly from where we were a couple of years ago when there were separate states and they would not participate and we've also moved on from where people felt ICAO would be unable to reach an agreement.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
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