Henk Potts Quotes (15 Quotes)

Time and time again BA is being held hostage by unions. BA needs desperately to work on its human resources and management between unions.

When you get to this level of wealth, business becomes a game or a challenge,

OPEC is expected to announce it will not cut production. We believe they have an agreement with America that it will help the U. S. economy to recover. We are buyers of Shell and BP. They have strong visibility.

If you have people out there saying we haven't got the money to invest in companies that's going to filter through to people who provide the infrastructure and there's no real sign of any pick-up of that certainly by the end of this year.

We could have a Gulf War scenario, and that's going to drive the markets lower, I'm afraid.

They are reducing capacity, so that could be good news for some European companies and pretty much in line with our models.

There are a huge number of investors who would want a Premier League football club. It would be a classic trophy asset if they've already got a Rolls-Royce and a yacht - for status it doesn't get bigger.

Friends Reunited have got a very strong brand, they've got a huge database and they've managed to make money, which is a conjuring act most of the internet operations we saw during 2000 weren't able to do. Friends Reunited has stood the test of time.

The most important customer for BA is the business customer, the premium customer, and what they are looking for is reliability. If they start to believe they can't get that at BA, that is a major worry.

The punter has been outperforming, but there was only so long that was likely to last. At the end of the day, the house always wins.

There has been an awful lot of talk and an awful lot of speculation but this is the first time that one of the suitors has been prepared to put hard cash down and put its money where its mouth is. This could help bring this long-running saga to an end and it certainly puts the Nasdaq in pole position.

You'd expect most companies to be fully optimistic about what the World Cup has to offer for them and indicate that there's a big opportunity there.

The markets are trying to find a floor, ... They are trying to factor in all the ramifications of the terror attacks in the United States. Maybe now is the time to feed money into the market. They're close to the bottom.

If you are anticipating higher inflation and a rise in interest rates, it will slow down demand for resources.

It is certainly an opportunity for them to make more money. Longer term, the new law provides a more flexible environment.