James May Quotes (12 Quotes)

The reality is that we do not have an air traffic control system that is smart enough and technologically capable enough to be able to handle that kind of demand.

There has been a long-standing agreement among carriers world wide that when you run into fuel crunches everybody comes together. This discriminatory plan has significantly upset the process.

I am quite confident there will be many who make that charge, that we are self-serving, ... But I am equally confident that the impact that Katrina had on this industry is real.

If the price of oil stays high and our taxes along with it, I expect more jobs lost, more flights cut and more airlines in crisis.

Katrina exacerbated an already untenable situation with respect to the price of oil on our industry,

No business model at any airline can survive with sustained jet-fuel prices of 90 to 100 a barrel.

We absolutely support the concept of Secure Flight, or whatever name you want to give to passenger pre-screening. It's the concept that we support. We don't support at this time Registered Traveler, we think it takes the focus away from where we really ought to have it.

Our principal focus is trying to get a holiday. Every little bit helps. It's 600 million more than we've got today.

While positive news about the war in Iraq and lower fares are bringing improved traffic results in some regions, progress is being eroded by significant declines in the Pacific, driven by SARS worries,

No business model at any airline can survive sustained jet-fuel prices at this level.

As currently envisaged by some proponents, the program would appear to serve more as a revenue-generating scheme than a security program that would benefit passengers.

I would love to be able to sit here and tell you that we've got the technology and that we're doing that. That is the gold standard. But, against millions of dollars of investment right now, we don't have the technology.