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Northwest Airlines has canceled more than 850 flights in the past week, mostly because of a crew shortage that management blames on disrupted work schedules from past bad weather. But pilots blame it on bad planning.

Northwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the past three days -- a volume that's much higher than normal -- but the carrier was mum on Monday as to whether travelers should expect these disruptions to persist over the heavy summer travel season. The pilots union on Monday blamed Northwest management for causing many of the cancellations because, the union argues, there aren't enough ...

Northwest Airlines has canceled more than 850 flights in the past week, mostly because of crew shortages that management blames on disrupted work schedules from past bad weather. But pilots blame it on bad planning.

Northwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights last weekend, which the U.S. airline said was weather-related but a union blamed on crew shortages.

Northwest Airlines Corp., the fifth- largest U.S. carrier, canceled at least 240 weekend flights because it didn't have enough crews, the pilots union told Bloomberg News today.

Northwest Airlines got what it wanted out of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case: dramatically lower operating costs that make it a more competitive carrier.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City's City Council is expected on Monday to consider another step to cement financing that will bring a Northwest Airlines reservations center to the city's downtown.

Sioux City’s City Council is expected today to consider another step to cement financing that will bring a Northwest Airlines reservations center to...

Frontier Airlines is counting on its flights from Memphis International Airport to steal some business from Northwest Airlines Corp.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Sioux City's City Council is expected tomorrow (on Monday) to consider another step to cement financing that will bring a Northwest Airlines reservations center to the city's downtown.

SIOUX CITY (AP) — Sioux City’s City Council is expected on Monday to consider another step to cement financing that will bring a Northwest Airlines...

SIOUX CITY (AP) — Sioux City's City Council is expected on Monday to consider another step to cement financing that will bring a Northwest Airlines reservations center to the city's downtown.

On Monday, the City Council will be asked to take another step to cement a piece of financing to allow Northwest Airlines to open a reservations center in downtown Sioux City.

Saving the base: Petters Aviation is considering reopening the defunct Northwest Airlines maintenance base in Duluth as a place to put customized interiors into Airbus corporate jets. Jay Salmen, president of Minnetonka-based Petters Aviation, said his company is in "final negotiations" with the city of Duluth for lease terms. The deal could mean 100 to 150 jobs. TUESDAY No satisfaction: The 17th ...

Fresh out of bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines expects to make $102 million in non-ticket revenue this year from fliers who purchase seat upgrades, one-day airport club passes and more online or using self-service kiosks. The forecast revenue will be nearly eight times the $13 million Northwest earned from non-ticket self-service items in 2004 and "we're just scratching the surface," Al Lenza, ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines, which has been outsourcing jobs for several years, confirmed Thursday that it has been hiring union workers to replace nonunion employees at its Mesaba subsidiary. Specifically, Northwest has ad

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After outsourcing jobs for several years, Northwest Airlines has recently been hiring union workers to replace nonunion employees at its Mesaba (meh-SAH'-buh) subsidiary.

The Northwest Airlines call center is still set to land in downtown Sioux City. And, now, city leaders are applying for tax credits to cut down the cost of renovations.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After outsourcing jobs for several years, Northwest Airlines has recently been hiring union workers to replace nonunion employees at its Mesaba (meh-SAH'-buh) subsidiary.