Pilots are not the threat.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They are tremendous individuals. They are individuals that have sworn to protect and defend our very citizens. That's why we serve.
The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.
Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
There is a terrorist threat to this country that remains, and I believe that counter-terrorism needs to be the cornerstone of our mission, our vast mission... and aviation security is something that we still have a fair amount of concerns about.
The men and women who make up a plane's crew put their lives in jeopardy each time they fly. It's our job as much as anyone's to make sure we make it as safe as possible up there for them.
Nothing can stop the attack of aircraft except other aircraft.
Each generation of pilots hopes that they will leave their profession better off than they found it.
Aircraft are always going to be something that terrorists are interested in because you bring down an airliner, you have drawn the world's attention.
I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.
Humans have a proven track record in taking over planes by the use of threats, which work because the legitimate pilots value their own lives and those of their passengers.