AirTran will try to grow in Milwaukee even after its hostile-takeover bid for Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines was rebuffed earlier this year. AirTran has requested two additional gates at Milwaukee –- for a total of four -– in a move that…
Add United to the list of airlines facing a “time-to-get-tough stance” from its pilots union. The Chicago Tribune (free registration) says the carrier “appears headed for more labor turbulence after unionized pilots on Tuesday elected new leaders who vow to…
Northwest officially announced its Amsterdam-Portland, Ore., route yesterday, saying daily nonstop flights will start March 29, The Associated Press reports. NWA will fly the route with Airbus A330-200 jets configured with 32 business-class seats and 211 in coach. In a…
Portland, Ore., is getting nonstop service to Amsterdam on Northwest. The Oregonian of Portland says Northwest CEO Doug Steenland is set to make the announcement today “during an invitation-only brunch at Portland International Airport.” While Portland is not a hub…
Federal antitrust regulators are taking a closer looked at TPG Capital’s acquisition of Midwest Airlines, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. TPG’s bid is backed by Northwest Airlines, which would get a 47% “non-management” stake in Midwest. Northwest has said it…
Lawyers from two law firms that helped Northwest with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case were denied in their requests for hefty end-of-case bonuses. Judge Allan Gropper of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court said the lawyers’ average rates of about $500 an…
Northwest announced last week that it is now offering PayPal as an option to pay for tickets on its website. Adding PayPal as a payment option on nwa.com gives customers more flexibility when paying for their next trip, Al Lenza,…
Northwest’s flight schedules appear to be back to normal, The Detroit News reports. The paper says that as of 8:30 a.m. (ET this morning), the airline had canceled four flights; that’s about 2% of its scheduled departures up to that…
Add Major League Baseball umpires to the list of thousands of fliers affected by Northwest’s recent scheduling problems. The Detroit News says NWA’s operational problems delayed last Thursday’s Rangers-Tigers game at (Detroit’s) Comerica Park … (by) 15 minutes because three…
From crew shortages at Northwest to widespread weather-related problems, this past week has been a rough one for air travelers. And that could just be tip of the iceberg, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The paper writes aviation experts…