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FAA: Procedures reinforced for alerting military
Nov 13th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON—Federal Aviation Administration officials said Friday they are strengthening procedures for alerting the military when air traffic controllers lose contact with planes.
Wandering jet: FAA 'could have done better'
Nov 13th, 2009 - USA Today
WASHINGTON — The government's reaction to an out-of-communication jet that flew past its destination last month was marred by poor communication and a failure to notify the military for more than an hour, officials said Friday. Twice on Oct...
London arrest just the latest in pilot drinking episodes
Nov 12th, 2009 - USA Today
DALLAS — The arrest of a United Airlines pilot this week for allegedly drinking too much before entering the cockpit is the latest in a series of incidents involving airline pilots and alcohol. The United pilot...
United Air Pilot Charged in London After Failing Alcohol Test
Nov 10th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- A United Airlines pilot was chargedwith operating an aircraft while under the influence of alcoholafter failing a breath test at London’s Heathrow airport in thesecond case there this year involving a U.S...United Pilot Arrested in UK on Failed Alcohol Test
Nov 10th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- A United Airlines pilot was arrestedafter failing a breath test for alcohol at London’s Heathrowairport in the second case there this year involving a U.
Northwest Airlines videos from YouTube:
4:02Northwest Airlines- The Sun Will Never Set video
This is the closing video to the 2008 NWA managers meeting. Copyright 2008 Delta Air Lines.
6:50Northwest Airlines - Boeing 787 Dreamliner Introduction
This is the introduction of the 787 Dreamliner at the 2007 Managers conference. Copyright NWA Inc. 2007
1:31David Letterman - Northwest Airlines Top Ten
It's the "Top Ten Northwest Airlines Pilot Excuses."
1:13Northwest Airlines DC-10 takeoff from Amsterdam - Best sound ever
Goodbye to a classic airliner. Turn up the volume
Northwest Airlines from WikiPedia:
Northwest Airlines, Inc. (often abbreviated NWA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., is a major United States airline headquartered in Eagan near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (Minnesota / USA). Northwest has three major hubs in the United States :: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, and Memphis International Airport. Northwest also operates flights from its Asian hub at Tokyo Narita International Airport (Japan). Transatlantic flights are operated in cooperation with its partner airline KLM.
As of 2006, Northwest was the world's sixth largest airline in terms of domestic and international scheduled passenger miles flown and the U.S.'s sixth largest airline in terms of domestic passenger miles flown. In addition to operating one of the largest domestic route networks in the U.S., Northwest carries more passengers across the Pacific Ocean (5.1 million in 2004) than any other U.S.
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