Neil McElroy Quotes

One measure of twentieth-century time is the supersonic three and three-quarter hours it takes the Concorde to fly from New York to Paris, gate to gate. Other measures come with the waits on the expressways and the runways.

There is something about the airline industry that really grabbed me.

Everything has changed. The flying changed. The airports have changed.

I love flying.

There are sound economic reasons for believing that a great epoch of air transportation is being born. A new industrial and commercial era is beginning with the airplane just as surely as new areas began with steamships, railroads, and automobiles…. It is truly the Age of the Air.

Flights' grew out of a time when I was travelling a lot.

I'm a keen traveller, and I'm a nerd with planes and airports.

I'd like to fly. Then I wouldn't have to wait in airport security lines.

Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.

The 20th Century was the century of Aviation and the century of Globalization. The next century will be the century of Space.

But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.

I probably fly twice a week, within Canada and the States.

The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became commonplace.

I work really, really hard and it's challenging going through all of those time zones and having to be awake when you're supposed to be asleep. I literally fly more than a pilot.

Did you know that Christmas Day is absolutely the best day to fly? It is. No crowded airports and crowded planes. I always flew to Australia. That's what Christmas was for me - a plane journey to the next tournament.

I've always been a good flier. I love the whole experience.

When the plane is delayed, it's not the fault of the girl at the desk. I'm resigned to the fact that everything is out of my control and that air travel nowadays is barbaric.

Carriages without horses shall go, And accidents fill the world with woe. Around the world thoughts shall fly Quick in the twinkling of an eye. The world upside down shall be And gold be found at the root of a tree. Through hills man shall ride, And no horse be at his side. Under water men shall walk, Shall ride, shall sleep, shall even talk. In the air men shall be seen, In white, in black, and even green; Iron in the water shall float, As easily as a wooden boat.

The future is in the skies.

I think it's inevitable that aviation is a part of the economic growth that surrounds airports.

I really love flying, but it's really nice to jump on a plane, sit back, and let someone else do the heavy lifting, but flying is my main passion for sure.

As we deliver airplanes and we enable global travel and global cargo delivery, it provides overall economic growth around the world as well.

People say there's delays on flights. Delays, really? New York to California in five hours, that used to take 30 years, a bunch of people used to die on the way there, have a baby, you would end up with a whole different group of people by the time you got there. Now you watch a movie and [go to the toilet] and you're home.

The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.

I've spent half my life on planes.