Phil Condit Quotes

"Satellite production is about 5 percent of our space and communication businesses. The big part is systems integration, and that is doing extremely well."

"We think the market is heading towards more point-to-point service. You as the passenger want to get where you want to go, and that's not necessarily through a hub."

"In simple terms, we are aligning our business today with the way we believe future systems are going to be designed, acquired and maintained."

"We believe we have the support of most of our 20 largest shareholders."

"We are deeply gratified that the (FTC) has given unconditional approval to the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger,"

"Andrew Peacock brings years of accomplishment to Boeing,"

"It is a very fair agreement in my judgment. I think it meets the needs of SPEEA, and I believe it protects the long-term needs of the company, ... I believe we will be able to attract and retain the world's best aerospace engineers."

"Consistent with our overall goal to enhance shareholder value over the long term, we believe that this is an effective way to return value to our shareholders,"

"Our entire team is focused on managing this company for value - fixing or eliminating those operations that lessen value and expanding or adding those that enhance value."

"[Meanwhile, other companies are looking for new ways to take advantage of GPS. Next month, Boeing plans to pitch an ambitious plan to the FAA for a system to better track planes at high altitudes as they travel across the country.] We have the capability to know precisely where every plane is and to display that, ... The technology is not being used."

"This agreement is part of our efforts to resolve outstanding matters from the companies that now comprise Boeing. We want to ensure that the new Boeing promotes inclusion and diversity and that all of our employees are treated fairly and respectfully in the workplace."

"None of us is as smart as all of us."

"Each of us has come to share the same point of view, that a global e-marketplace is absolutely essential if we are to drive new levels of efficiency for the industry."

"Two quarters doesn't make a trend, but it's a heck of a lot better than none."

"One of the things Wall Street does not like is ambiguity. Now that the agreement is there, it begins to make the future look a little less cloudy, and that's positively received by Wall Street,"

"We are moving toward a global economy. One way of approaching that is to pull the covers over your head. Another is to say: It may be more complicated - but that's the world I am going to live in, I might as well be good at it."

"Boeing intends to be No. 1 in space. This acquisition is a significant step forward in executing our goal of becoming the industry leader in integrated, space-based information and communications."