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1. Court vetoes antistrike tactic.

Subjects
STRIKES & lockouts, RAILROAD employee unions, LABOR laws, PREVENTION
Abstract

The article focuses on the ruling of Minneapolis, Minnesota Judge Earl Larson for a case involving air carrier Northwest Airlines in which he ordered the carrier to discontinue its antistrike tactic. The case has been filed by the labor union Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. The labor union seeks that the carrier be ordered to drop its practice of urging strikers to leave their unions. Larson agrees with the labor union that the carrier has committed violations of the Railway Labor Act.

Published
1970

2. Even Lawyers Sometimes Lose Situational Awareness.

Author

Haltom, Bill

Subjects
*AIR pilots, *SITUATIONAL awareness, *NAPS (Sleep) in the workplace, *FLIGHT recorders
Abstract

The article reports on Northwest Airlines Corp.'s over an hour late flight from San Diego, California to Minneapolis, Minnesota because the plane's pilots missed the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles. The airplane's pilots reasoned that they overshot because they lost situational awareness due to their heated discussion regarding the company's policy. However, people in the court believed that they were sleeping as they were wearing pajama's, and their snore was on the flight recorder tape.

Published
2009

3. Minneapolis.

Author

Chen, Mollie

Subjects
TOURISM, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS
Abstract

The article presents a guide for tourists traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Northwest Airlines accounts for more than 80 percent of air travel at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. The Chambers is the cheapest hotel in the city. The Walker Art Center is the most popular art center in the city. Some of the most popular restaurants in the city are Hell's Kitchen, 112 Eatery and Saffron.

Published
2008

4. Errant Pilots at Odds Over Blame.

Author

PASZTOR, ANDY

Subjects
*AIR pilots, *AIRCRAFT accidents, *PROFESSIONAL licenses
Abstract

The article reports on the disagreement between Northwest Airlines Captain Timothy B. Cheney and co-pilot Richard I. Cole over whose to blame for an incident involving Northwest Flight 188 which went radio silence for over an hour. Both men have filed appeals to regain their licenses in which Cole contests that he should have a lesser punishment than Cheney. It recalls that Northwest Flight 188 went past its destination in Minneapolis, Minnesota by 100 miles despite repeated warning messages from controllers, planes and company dispatchers.

Published
2009

5. Engine shutdown caused Northwest collision.

Author

Kaminski-Morrow, David

Subjects
AIRCRAFT accidents, MCDONNELL Douglas aircraft, AIRBUS aircraft
Abstract

The article reports on the airplane collision involving a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 of Northwest Airlines and an Airbus A319 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to U.S. investigators, the decision of a Northwest crew to stop the engine caused the collision of the two airplanes. The engine lost hydraulic pressure after it was shut down.

Published
2007

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