"I'm 30 years in this business and I've never seen anything like this. This is by far the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced," said Willie Walsh, British Airways' chief executive."
And yet we still see Akbar Al Baker swanning around the globe as if the industry is healthy.
Although perhaps we should interpret his increasingly desperate remarks to Boeing and Bombardier that Qatar Airways too is starting to feel the pinch from the aviation sector downturn.
"I'm 30 years in this business and I've never seen anything like this. This is by far the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced," said Willie Walsh, British Airways' chief executive."
And yet we still see Akbar Al Baker swanning around the globe as if the industry is healthy.
Although perhaps we should interpret his increasingly desperate remarks to Boeing and Bombardier that Qatar Airways too is starting to feel the pinch from the aviation sector downturn.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/06/16/328264/paris-air-show-qa...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601104&sid=aBPNyJrkYaNc