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Company Watch - Northwest Airlines

AirGuide Business, Oct 13, 2008

Oct 13, 2008

Delta, Northwest pilots clash over seniority Pilots for Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have begun arbitration hearings to integrate seniority lists for a single, merged airline. Northwest pilots, who tend to be older on average than their counterparts at Delta, want seniority based on date of hire. But Delta pilots insist status and aircraft type should be the basis for seniority. Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul)/The Associated Press (10/6) Oct 7, 2008

Northwest[sup.1]s NWA Cargo said it will reduce its fuel surcharges effective Oct. 20, 2008in certain markets in response to the recent decline in the price of jet fuel. Changes in fuel surcharges are subject to government approvals where required. Surcharges for all domestic shipments will be reduced from $0.46 to $0.42 per pound. Trans-Atlantic fuel surcharges for shipments from the U.S. to Europe, Africa and the Middle East will be reduced from $1.10 to $1.05 per kilogram. Surcharges for shipments from the U.S. to Korea and Japan, as well as from Korea and Japan to the U.S., will also decrease to $1.05 per kilogram. Westbound trans-Pacific surcharges from the U.S. to Shanghai (PVG), Guangzhou (CAN), and points beyond, will decrease from $0.40 to $0.35 per kilogram. Surcharges on the longest routes in the NWA cargo network, including all other shipments between the U.S. and Asia, will decrease from $1.20 to $1.15 per kilogram. However, Northwest would not say when it would reduce passenger fuel surcharges currently in place. For more information, visit www.nwa.com. Oct 10, 2008

Northwest Airlines has sent a clear message to Boeing - deliver to the carrier 787s with the range and technical specifications that have been promised by the airframer. The North American launch operator for the 787, Northwest was originally slated to begin taking deliveries of the twinjets in August of this year, but delays in the development program have pushed first delivery to Northwest to the last quarter of 2009. The US major has 18 787s on firm order. When first delivery occurs, Northwest will be looking for those aircraft to meet specifications, Northwest VP international marketing and sales Fred Deschamps said this week at the Boyd aviation forecast summit in Aspen. "We need the full range and the full efficiency." Oct 8, 2008

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