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Northwest's new leaders repeat old pledge to improve employee morale.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/20/2001; Torbenson, Eric; 787 words
; The top priorities for Northwest Airlines' new management team: treat passengers and Northwest employees better. It's a familiar pledge ... active role in improving employee morale for Northwest's 55,000 workers. In Day One since being tapped ...
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Northwest Airlines Flies the World's Oldest Fleet, Study Says.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 1/24/2004; 611 words
; Byline: Rajiv Vyas Jan. 24--Northwest Airlines, Metro Airport ... study. At the end of 2003, Northwest's 432 jets were on average 18.1 years old, compared with other large ... average are 7 to 10 years old. But travelers flying Northwest shouldn't get alarmed ... as DC9s, the oldest in ...
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Northwest Airlines Considers Grounding Older, Costlier Aircraft.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/7/2001; 642 words
; ... Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 7--With no signs ... recovery in business travel, Northwest Airlines continues to ... such consideration is Northwest's oldest, its fleet of ... he said. Still, many Northwest critics continually flag ... on a 30-something year old aircraft gives me the ... than 30 ...
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Northwest's Airplanes Older, but Safe, Survey Finds.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/17/1999; Gallagher, John; 564 words
; ... Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 18 -- Northwest Airlines tightened its ... shows. At the end of 1998, Northwest's 413 aircraft averaged 20 years old. That average crept up ... analytical tool for investors. Northwest made a policy decision ... several years through 1997, Northwest was ...
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Creating aviation history every day: Northwest Airlines DC-9s tie for oldest fleet among the world's largest
Charleston Daily Mail; 2/21/2005; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS; 704 words
; ... other cities where Northwest flies DC-9s that average 34 years old. Some of them first ... was president. Northwest's DC-9s tie it ... about 10 years old. Houston-based ... just eight years old. Northwest's fleet is so old, "it's the airline ... MergeGlobal Inc. "Northwest has ...
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Northwest Breaks Through Old Barriers;New Management Team Draws on Marriott Experiences
The Washington Post; 3/22/1990; Martha M. Hamilton; 787 words
; The new leadership at Northwest Airlines has been taking ... worked 25 years with Northwest and I've been on strike ... Machinists in Minneapolis, Northwest's largest union. "If ... giant Marriott Corp. Northwest President Frederic V ... bid $3.65 billion for Northwest parent NWA Inc., beating ... the ...
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Northwest Travelers 12-year-olds win first title of season.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/2/2000; 532 words
; The Northwest Travelers 12-year-old baseball team captured its first championship ... team won with a perfect 5-0 record. Northwest pounded out 15 hits in defeating Lombard ... batters. The Northwest Travelers 12-year-old roster includes Chris Barth, Lupe Chapa ...
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NORTHWEST MAY GET NEW SCHOOL OR OLD.(GENERAL NEWS)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC); 12/4/1997; Swofford, Stan Newsom, John; 787 words
; ... solve the problem of overcrowding at Northwest Middle School. -------------------- Its ... the site for a second middle school in northwest Guilford County. School board members ... Either way, school board members and northwest residents will be faced with some tough ...
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MIDWEST AIRLINES; The Northwest factor; A new study raises that old concern about the role of Northwest Airlines in a deal to sell Milwaukee's hometown airline. But that sale is still the better option.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/26/2007; HAYNES; 473 words
; ... a private equity firm and competitor Northwest Airlines could reduce competition between ... Airport. The study raises the specter of a Northwest takeover of Midwest, which is a distinct possibility. Northwest has an option to buy out TPG Capital ... Worth, Texas, would own 53% of Midwest; Northwest ...
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EEOC Finds Northwest Discriminates Against Older Pilots; Suit Filed. (Originated from Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/27/1993; Iverson, Doug; 418 words
; ... Koberick was 51 years old with two decades of experience ... applied for a job at Northwest Airlines four years ago ... company hired a 29-year old pilot with five years experience for the same job. Northwest hired 620 pilots in 1989 ... similar case against Northwest in April 1990, has once ...
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