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Results 1 - 20 of 2,397 in Northwest Airlines

  1. 2009 in review: State's economy slowsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Alaska Journal of Commerce

    ... bottomed out for air cargo and there may be small increases in air cargo flights, but the shutdown of Northwest Airlines' cargo hub in Anchorage at the end of December will cause another 50 to 100 air transportation workers to lose jobs, Fried said. ...

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Alaska Government, Anchorage, AK

  2. NTSB fills in details on errant flight; Military alert system part of problemRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Airport Business

    Glitches in a system designed to alert the military about security breaches over the nation's skies added more confusion to the recent debacle in which a Northwest Airlines jet flew 150 miles past its destination, federal investigators reported Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines

  3. Duluth-Chicago air service restoredRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Business North

    ... International has a notorious record of attracting, then losing new service with established carrier Northwest Airlines (now Delta) temporarily lowering its fares. Only Allegiant Airlines' offering service to Las Vegas and Orlando has stayed long ...

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    Related Topix: Duluth, MN, Richard Thomas, Transportation, Airlines

  4. Southwest CEO On Mergers: 'Never Say Never'Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | WSOC

    ... administration would allow it. Anderson didn't hint whether the world's biggest airline, which bought Northwest Airlines last year, has the appetite for another acquisition. But he suggested there is room for more mergers in the industry. Some ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Southwest Airlines

  5. BlackBerrys, Apples gobbling up natural worldRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Journal Gazette

    ... numbers to know how absorbed we have become by screens and their mesmerizing qualities. In October, two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew their jet 150 miles past their destination told investigators they were distracted by their laptop computers. ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Wayne, IN, Stanford University

  6. Southwest Airlines expects to stick to its bread-and-butter service

    17 hrs ago | KansasCity.com

    ... administration would allow it. Anderson didn't hint whether the world's biggest airline, which bought Northwest Airlines last year, has the appetite for another acquisition. But he suggested there is room for more mergers in the industry. Some ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Southwest Airlines

  7. Power BreakfastRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... Statistics report said. That was 20 percent more than the next-closest airline, Delta merger partner Northwest Airlines, whose numbers were reported separately, Yamanouchi writes. And it was twice as much per passenger as fellow a oeBig 3a airlines ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Delta Air Lines, Airlines

  8. The real stunner in Flight 188 storyRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    Just in time for Christmas travel comes a disturbing report about the Northwest Airlines flight that flew 100 miles past its destination earlier this fall.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Gig Harbor, WA, Opinion

  9. Fourth Flight Coming to Minot AirportRead the original story

    Yesterday | KMOT-TV Minot

    Many people are traveling for the holiday season. The Minot International Airport has come up with a way to take care of the high demand of travelers Northwest Airlines has offered three flights a day at the Airport for the past couple of months, but starting Friday, they will be offering a fourth flight.

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    Related Topix: Minot, ND, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines

  10. Report: Revenue from various fees boon for Delta and other airlinesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Winston-Salem Journal

    ... Statistics report said. That was 20 percent more than the next-closest airline, Delta merger partner Northwest Airlines, whose numbers were reported separately. US Airways came in third at $18. AirTran Airways, meanwhile, collected only $10 a ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Delta Air Lines, Airlines

  11. FEES: As add-ons proliferate and become permanent fixtures, Delta and ...Read the original story

    Yesterday | TwinCities.com

    ... year. The total includes baggage fees, reservation-change fees and pet transportation fees, among others. Northwest Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta, ranked No. 2 in per-passenger fees, at $20. Its total was fourth highest of 10 airlines ... 5 comments

    Related Topix: Transportation, Delta Air Lines, Airlines

  12. French AF447 investigators have recommendations, no answersRead the original story

    Yesterday | Air Transport World

    ... reliable indications of one or more airspeeds involving A330s/A340s operated by AF, TAM, Qatar Airways, Northwest Airlines and Air Caraibes. The events occurred in highly unstable air masses in the vicinity of deep convective weather phenomena, ...

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  13. Airline crew 'completely unaware' they had missed airportRead the original story

    Thursday | Airport Business

    ... was at that moment readying fighter jets for an intercept mission. Timothy Cheney, the captain of Northwest Airlines Flight 188, said he looked up from his laptop computer to discover there was no longer any flight information programmed into the ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

  14. NTSB: Multiple data sources lost in Northwest A320 over-flightRead the original story

    Yesterday | Flight Global

    New information released by the US National Transportation Safey Board yesterday regarding a Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 that was out of radio communication for more than an hour and overflew its destination shows that three independent sources of data on the event were lost or mishandled.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

  15. Flight attendant told pilots of wayward flight they'd missed the airport: NTSB reportRead the original story

    Yesterday | Ottawa Citizen

    MINNEAPOLIS a ' Fifteen minutes after Northwest Airlines Flight 188 was supposed to land in the Twin Cities on Oct.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Eau Claire, WI, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

  16. World leaders push for climate dealRead the original story

    Yesterday | Lycos News Results

    ... by: CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Centre Northwest pilots called Winnipeg by mistake The pilots of a Northwest Airlines jet who claimed to be on their laptop computers when they flew past their Minneapolis destination by more than 160 kilometres ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Train Disaster

  17. Alleged drug cartel chief killed in battle with Mexican forcesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Lycos News Results

    ... Paris crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in June. Northwest pilots called Winnipeg by mistake The pilots of a Northwest Airlines jet who claimed to be on their laptop computers when they flew past their Minneapolis destination by more than 160 kilometres ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Train Disaster

  18. 'No good excuse,' says errant pilotRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | CNN

    The Northwest Airlines pilot who overflew his destination in October -- and now is fighting to regain his pilot's license -- was contrite and apologetic soon after the incident, documents released Wednesday show.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Minneapolis, MN, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel

  19. Northwest pilots called Winnipeg by mistakeRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | CBC

    A Northwest Airlines A320 taxis at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the destination that authorities say the pilots initially flew past because they were distracted by their laptop computers.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Computers

  20. Attendant caught pilots unawareRead the original story

    Wednesday | Theeagle.com

    A call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to confusion.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines