A woman in McFarland, Wisconsin, USA had a bit of surprise last week as she went out into her backyard to hang her laundry and found a large metal object laying in the yard. The two-foot piece of metal tore through a tree but no one was in the yard when it landed and no  Continue Reading »

Northwest Airlines has been plagued by a pilot shortage this summer, causing it to cancel an embarrassing number flights and see its reputation marred in the press. The natural response to a pilot shortage is to hire more, and the Northwest campaign to do just that has been a positive thing so far. Since the  Continue Reading »

A family in southeastern Wisconsin discovered what may very well be a piece of a plane in their back yard. The chunk of metal is two feet long, landed in the family’s ash tree and seems to belong to Northwest Airlines. “I was coming out with the laundry basket to hang my laundry, and I  Continue Reading »

Today marks the third day in a row that Northwest Airlines has cancelled a significant number of flights. According to flightstats.com, 147 flights were cancelled today, and 178 planes remained on the ground yesterday. This has been attributed to ‘pilot absenteeism’. In a statement from the union of the Northwest branch of the Air Line  Continue Reading »

In a clearly pathological state, a doctor from Tennessee, Kou Wei Chiu took drastic and illogical measures to remedy the fact that he had arrived at his gate too late to board his flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Mr. Chiu admitted to the FBI that he did in fact make three calls to 911 after  Continue Reading »

In a move that seems to buck the trend of cutting costs and streamlining operations so prevalent in the airline industry today, some American carriers are taking steps to add first class seating on smaller planes that handle regional routes. Northwest, Delta and United Airlines are planning for roomier cabins and even hot meals on  Continue Reading »

An increasing number of airlines are looking to beef up their no-frills flights in an attempt to recapture the business flyer market. Banking on a belief that business flyers are sick of having no leg room, cold meals and uncomfortable seats (who isn’t?) a number of airlines are trying to bring comfort back in style.  Continue Reading »

PayPal is the standard as far as online payment goes. It has become the standard method of payment in many online shops around the world. It now has more than 140 million accounts around the world and is set to give Northwest Airlines passengers another way to pay. Northwest customers can now pay for their  Continue Reading »

Northwest Airlines has announced new European routes, notably a daily nonstop flight between Detroit and Brussels. This route uses a Boeing 757-200, which is fitted with devices called ‘winglets’, which cut down on fuel costs and can increase the range of the aircraft. Other modifications can be found inside the plane as well. The business  Continue Reading »

The results are out, and Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport can once again claim to be the world’s busiest airport. The world’s leading passenger throughput airport for many years, Hartsfield lost the title last year to O’Hare, but has reclaim the number 1 spot with some 84 million passengers passing through its terminals in 2006. Despite  Continue Reading »