Quotes of the Day

Delta Airlines and United Airlines plane taxi at the Salt lake International Airport in Salt Salt Lake City, Utah April 15, 2008
Friday, Apr. 25, 2008

Open quoteWhere we are most vulnerable at this moment is on the ground. To me, this is the most dangerous aspect of flying.Close quote

  • MARK V. ROSENKER
  • chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, on runway accidents at American airports. There have been 15 serious "runway incursions" in the last six months, up from 8 in the same period last year
Photo: George Frey / Getty | Source: New York Times