We've all gotten so absorbed in our computers that we lose track of everything else. Of course, when I do it, I don't have 144 passengers sitting behind me.
Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.30.2009 | Comedy
"Obama can and probably will convince other nations to defriend Iran," said one foreign policy insider who attended the speech. "Whether or not he can convince them to block Iran remains to be seen."
Patrick Malone | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics
In the medical industry, for a doctor to lose their license only a flagrant pattern of drug or alcohol abuse or other criminal behavior will put the practitioner out of business. This needs to change.
Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business
The case of the Northwest Pilots keeps getting funnier and funnier. Of course, it wouldn't be one bit amusing if it had happened to me.
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneap...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy
The mystery surrounding the flight that strayed 150 miles from its intended destination was resolved today as Northwest reported that the two pilots were never in the cockpit to begin with.
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their p...
AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on ...
DailyFinance | Bruce Watson | Posted 10.24.2009 | Business
On Wednesday night, Northwest Airlines (DAL) Flight 188, an Airbus A-320, overshot its destination by 150 miles before the pilots re-established conta...
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.24.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — Were the pilots distracted? Catching up on their sleep? Federal investigators struggled to determine what the crew members of a Nor...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.24.2009 | Comedy
Northwest Airlines today unveiled a new corporate slogan, which "reflects our dedication to getting our passengers as close as possible to their intended destination."
AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home
MINNEAPOLIS — Two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minnea...
AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business
DALLAS — American Airlines said Thursday that advance bookings through late summer are down from last year, and it will cut about 1,600 jobs as ...
Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business
I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.
Mark Joseph | Posted 04.28.2009 | Living
Northwest Airlines won the lifetime allegiance of hundreds of us and we also became lifetime admirers of a sports reporter named Dave Ornauer who was never too busy to remember what it was like to be a kid and have a dream.
Steve Parker | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business
This week's bailout hearing signaled what looks like the ultimate day of reckoning for this country's once-great and world-dominating car making industry. All Americans are tired of the excuses.
New York Times | Micheline Maynard | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business
Northwest Airlines said Tuesday that it planned to eliminate more planes from its fleet, including Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas jets, by the e...
AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.01.2008 | Business
ATLANTA — Delta and Northwest, seeking to combine to create the world's largest airline, posted losses Wednesday totaling $10.5 billion for the ...
ABC News | Rick Seaney | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business
"Creating America's premier global airline" -- that's the announcement of the Delta-Northwest nuptials, from Delta's Web site. No, I didn't get all s...
The Uptake | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home
"Northwest and Delta are talking about merging. It would be the largest airline company in the world. But what about jobs? It's just one more way for a couple of rich guys to get richer."
Chicago Tribune | Julie Johnsson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Airline mergers may be off the table, for now, but a major industry reordering is still under way as United, Delta and Northwest Airlines contemplate ...
AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines' pilots union has told company executives it can't agree on seniority issues with its counterpart at Northwest Airline...
AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
ATLANTA — Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots have integration issues to sort out. Not just the ones with their counterparts at Delta Air Lines Inc....
AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are inching closer to a combination that would create the nation's largest carrier, and if a de...
AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The chief executive of Northwest Airlines says his carrier could benefit from a merger -- if it's the right deal. As the Delta Air Lines Inc. board m...
Lloyd Garver | Posted 11.01.2009 | Living