‘Our team has taken a very close look at the tanker decision and found serious flaws in the process that we believe warrant appeal.’
— James McNerney, Boeing chairman and chief executive.
‘News and information is kind of where music was in the ’50s.’
— Lee Abrams, Tribune Co.’s new chief innovation officer.
‘It’s a reminder to the general public that the FAA, like most regulatory bodies, does not inspect planes, they inspect paperwork.’
— Travel writer Joe Brancatelli on the grounding of 38 Southwest Airlines jets.
‘Gone are the days when we used to run after dollars, holding onto them for rainy days.’
— Vijay Narain, a tour operator in India.
‘Despite all the king’s horses and all the king’s men, the markets are not helping put Humpty together again.’
— Economist David Rosenberg of Merrill Lynch on the Fed’s moves to bail out Bear Stearns and stabilize the markets.
