Complex sentence: On July 26 2008, Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon denied that the cause of the incident was corrosion damage, stating that "there was no corrosion anywhere near where this hole occurred in the aircraft".
Split into simpler sentences: On July 26 2008, Qantas CEO, Geoff Dixon, denied that the cause of the incident was corrosion damage. Stating that "there was no corrosion anywhere near where this hole occurred in the aircraft".