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 NORTHWEST
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Northwest,
Pilots Union Agree On New Deal
Source: travelweekly.com
Northwest reached an agreement with its pilots
union Aug. 1 under which it will reinstate a premium
payment to pilots for flying more than 80 hours
in a month and reward them with incentive pay
for perfect attendance from Aug. 4 to Sept. 3.
The agreement is another part of Northwest's attempt
to prevent the flight cancellation spikes that
have plagued the carrier and its customers in
late June and late July.
Northwest previously announced a 4% reduction
in capacity in August so that, under the reduced
schedule, fewer pilots will be pushed close to
or all the way to the maximum 90 flying hours
they can be required to provide under their contracts.
Pilots could volunteer to fly more, up to the
100-hour federal limit, but most are averse to
doing so.
Northwest also is increasing its pilot reserve
and modifying the way pilots' trips are scheduled
so they'll spend less time away from home.
Northwest has blamed the cancellation problems
in part on pilot absenteeism, even more so in
late June, although it still is not disclosing
how many pilots have been calling in sick or not
showing up for other reasons.
The pilots union, having predicted summer crew
shortage problems months ago, have put the blame
on Northwest for understaffing and for overworking
pilots to the point of fatigue by pushing them
to the limits of their new, longer work hours.
Northwest canceled 9% of its flights July 27,
13% July 28, 16% July 29 and 9% July 30, according
to data from Flightstats.com. But by Aug. 1, according
to Flightstats, the rate had dropped back down
to 2%. In late June, the cancellation rates were
as high as 17% (on June 27).
NWA
Announces Bid for U.S.- China Nonstop Service
Northwest in July, filed with the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT) for new rights to operate
Detroit and Shanghai as well as Detroit and Beijing
nonstop service. Northwest’s application is in
response to the DOT's invitation to carriers interested
in using the rights that are available under the
landmark new aviation agreement with China.
NWA invites its customers to register their support
for Northwest’s new China service by visiting
www.nwatochina.com.
DOT plans to award six new routes that become
available to China between 2007 and 2009.
“Northwest
wants to begin new service to China just as soon
as possible,” said Doug Steenland, president and
chief executive officer. “Northwest’s WorldGateway
hub at Detroit offers an unmatched combination
of broad network coverage of the entire Eastern
half of the United States, convenient direct routings,
and a new, state-of-the art terminal facility.”
“Northwest
would provide attractive connecting service to
China from more than 100 U.S. cities. If the DOT
wants to benefit the most U.S. passengers and
the most U.S. cities, Northwest is the clear first
choice,” added Steenland.
The DOT plans to award the routes in an expedited
fashion. DOT has indicated a preference for a
new entrant carrier in 2007, but remains open
to other options. “Northwest is ready to start
flying right away,” said Neal Cohen, executive
vice president – strategy and international. Northwest
would use Boeing 747-400 aircraft for Detroit
to Shanghai service, if selected for a 2007 award.
“We’re prepared to respect the DOT’s wishes, but
we think the public and the DOT should have a
choice. Northwest would accept China frequencies
in either or both years.”
If selected for 2009 service, Northwest plans
to use the Boeing 787 for both routes. Northwest
is the North American service launch customer
for the 787, a fuel-efficient aircraft that will
usher in a new era of customer comfort and convenience.
The 787 will be one of the most environmentally-friendly
planes in the sky.
NW
Airlines At Detroit Metro To Be First In U.S.
With New Dreamliner Jet
Source: detroitnews.com
Boeing Co. rolled out its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner
on July 8, 2007, a state-of-the-art passenger
jet that will improve the flying experience for
millions and allow Metro Detroiters to fly nonstop
to far-flung destinations.
Northwest Airlines, Detroit Metropolitan Airport's
largest passenger carrier, will be the first North
American airline to receive and fly the 220-passenger
long-haul jet. The airline's first flights with
the new jet will be out of Metro Airport. Northwest
signed a $4 billion order in 2005 for 18 of the
new jets that promise to burn less fuel and offer
more passenger comforts than comparable planes.
Boeing unveiled the Dreamliner -- its first new
jetliner since 1995 -- at ceremonies outside its
Everett factory, with thousands of dignitaries,
airline executives and media members in attendance.
Boeing expects to make its first delivery in summer
2008, a deadline that could prove challenging.
Fitted with more efficient engines and built with
lightweight composite materials, the 787 is appealing
to airlines such as Northwest that are looking
to hold down fuel costs.
The first of Northwest's 18 Dreamliners is expected
to arrive in August 2008, and the Eagan, Minn.-based
airline hopes to begin flying passengers later
that year.
Northwest initially intends to fly the planes
from Detroit to Asian destinations, promising
comforts never seen before on its trans-Pacific
flights. The 787 features wider seats and aisles,
better lighting, electronically dimmed windows
and improved air quality.
Boeing is offering three models of the 787 with
seating for 200 to 330 passengers. Northwest has
opted for the 787-8 model with a seating capacity
of 220.
Besides improving the passenger experience, the
787's longer range could open up numerous new
destinations for the airline and Detroit Metropolitan
Airport, said Doug Steenland, president and CEO
of Northwest.
"The
decision we made in the spring of 2005 to purchase
the 787 is looking better and better," Steenland
said. "It's really going to be a game-changer.
Detroit is going to be the first beneficiary of
this aircraft. We will use it for Detroit-to-Asia
flights, and we want to use it to open more Detroit-to-China
markets."
Boeing has firm orders for 677 planes from 47
customers around the world, including Continental,
Qantas Airways and Air China.
The Dreamliner represents many firsts in the airline
industry, including the first large passenger
jet to have more than half of its structure made
of composite materials instead of aluminum sheets.
The lighter weight -- a reduction of up to 40,000
pounds -- makes the aircraft 20 percent more fuel
efficient.
"It's
a carbon fiber with an epoxy resin that holds
it all together," Bair said. "We've been slowly
laying the groundwork in order to be ready to
build an entire airplane out of this material."
Steenland and others said the plane is so efficient
to operate that Northwest, which emerged from
bankruptcy in May, can realize the same profit
from a loaded 787 as it can from a 430-seat Boeing
747. The aircraft also will require less maintenance.
The new material also means improvements for passengers.
Because the composite material doesn't corrode,
Boeing can add humidity inside the cabin to make
the flight more comfortable.
And the composite material is so strong that the
airline can reduce the equivalent altitude inside
the aircraft to 6,000 feet above sea level, a
drop of 2,000 feet from where it's at now. This
means less air sickness.
Among the other highlights of the new aircraft:
Boeing's specially developed system will automatically
reduce rough rides when flying through turbulence.
More room inside the cabin with wider seats, even
in coach.
Restrooms in all classes will be significantly
larger with wheelchair accessibility and room
for passengers to move around.
Unlike most new airplanes, the 787 is not being
built from the ground up at Boeing's Everett factory.
For the first time, various components, such as
the wings and the fuselage, are being built at
companies around the world and shipped to the
final assembly location at Boeing.
Boeing officials said the system is so advanced,
they ultimately hope to have final assembly down
to three days. "It nothing more than fitting the
pieces of the puzzle together for us," one Boeing
official said.
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| FORMER NORTHWEST CEO TO TAKE DELTA'S HELM |
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| Source:
travelweekly.com
Delta's board chose Richard Anderson, Northwest's CEO
from 2001 to October 2004, to become the carrier's next
CEO Sept. 1.
Anderson, 52, will replace Gerald Grinstein, who took
over as CEO in 2004 when Leo Mullin left, and guided
Delta into, through and out of bankruptcy. But Grinstein,
75, let it be known he planned to retire soon after
Delta's emergence from Chapter 11.
Anderson will become the eighth CEO in Delta's 78-year
history.
Anderson left Northwest in October 2004 to become executive
vice president of UnitedHealth Group. Northwest was
not doing well when he left, having lost $458 million
through the first three quarters of 2004, and about
a year after he left the airline filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection.
But all of the major network carriers were racking up
big losses at the time, and Delta said it is confident
in Anderson's experience and leadership. Anderson has
been serving on Delta's board, and, before going to
Northwest, was staff vice president and deputy general
counsel at Continental.
"After
a thorough search, the board concluded that Richard
Anderson possesses the right blend of seasoned leadership,
strategic skills, international experience and airline
knowledge the company needs to navigate the industry's
challenges and capitalize on its opportunities," board
chairman Daniel Carp said.
"Well-qualified
with a proven track record in this highly competitive
industry, Richard has a demonstrated ability to master
the competitive pressures of today's marketplace with
innovation and an unwavering focus on the customer,"
he added.
Anderson's appointment is sure to revive speculation
about an eventual Northwest-Delta merger -- talk that
previously reached a fever pitch when Northwest and
Delta filed for bankruptcy in the same court on the
same day. But that's solely speculation at this point.
In addition to Anderson's appointment, Delta's board
promoted CFO Edward Bastian to president and CFO. Bastian
had been considered a front-runner for the CEO spot.
Grinstein had seemed to favor Bastian or COO Jim Whitehurst
to take over when he left, but he praised Anderson after
the board's selection.
"He
is a ferocious competitor, thoroughly knowledgeable
about airline operations, and understands the link between
passenger satisfaction and living up to our service
commitments," Grinstein said. "He has an extensive background
in the Far East and Asia, which are among Delta's next
growth opportunities."
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| AIRLINES BODY BIDS FAREWELL TO PAPER TICKETS |
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| Source:
travelweekly.com
The global airlines body IATA said on Monday it had
placed its last order for paper tickets, clearing the
way for air travel to be based entirely on electronic
ticketing from June 1 next year.
"In
just 278 more days, the paper ticket will become a collector's
item," said Giovanni Bisignani, director general of
the International Air Transport Association.
The changeover from paper would not only cut airlines'
costs by $9 for every traveler but would also mean the
industry -- criticized by environmentalists for its
part in global warming -- would save 50,000 mature trees
a year, he added.
Bisignani did not say whether the $9 in cost savings
would or should be passed on to passengers.
Based in Geneva, IATA represents more than 240 airlines
which operate 94 percent of scheduled international
flights.
Non-IATA airlines, mainly low-cost carriers like the
Irish Ryanair and the British Easyjet, already have
a paper-free ticket system where travelers are registered
in computers and present only an identity document at
check-in.
IATA launched its drive for so called "e-ticketing"
just over three years ago and now 84 percent of travelers
on IATA carriers fly without paper tickets.
The airlines body says China, one of the fastest-growing
markets for air travel and host to next year's Olympic
Games, is heading to be the first country in the world
to operate an entirely paper-free ticketing system by
the end of this year.
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| ARE AIRLINE LOUNGES WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION? |
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Source: wall street journal online wsj.com
In this season of rampant flight cancellations and long delays, many travelers have had to spend hours cooling their heels in cramped -- and grimy -- airport terminal gates. But these days, fliers can buy their way into the plusher lounges once reserved for first-class passengers and elite frequent fliers.
In the past couple of years, many carriers have begun offering day passes to their lounges for travelers who want to enjoy a drink at the bar or do some work before their flight without having to become a member of the club -- or buying a first-class or business-class ticket. Some airlines see the day passes as a way to lure potential new members. And, aiming to build customer loyalty, airlines are in the process of building more of these spaces. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines has opened three new Admirals Club facilities this year at Tokyo Narita, Nashville, Tenn., and at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Delta Air Lines Inc. is adding a new club in Jacksonville, Fla., and is renovating lounges in Miami and Philadelphia.
To see if it is worth spending up to $50 a day for access to a lounge, we checked out the facilities of four major airlines at four airports around the country. In theory, the lounges can be great oases for hopping online, grabbing a snack and relaxing before your flight -- especially if you've been delayed. But some of the ones we visited were far from lavish -- and we often went hungry.
Indeed, U.S. lounges are often no match for those of foreign carriers in overseas airports. Lufthansa's first-class lounge in Frankfurt has a cigar room and passengers are driven to their planes in a Mercedes or Porsche. Virgin Atlantic's "Clubhouse" at London's Heathrow Airport has a Jacuzzi and its own movie theater. There's also usually plenty of free food and drink. But many foreign carriers restrict access to first-class passengers and don't offer day passes.
We tried Continental Airlines Inc.'s lounges -- called the Presidents Club -- at San Francisco International, La Guardia International in New York and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. We paid $45 a person, and the pass is good for 24 hours at any Presidents Club.
Continental's lounges have perks that are absent at some other airlines' lounges: Every Presidents Club has free Wi-Fi Internet access and free alcoholic drinks. The lounges also offer some snacks gratis -- bags of chips, pretzels, peanuts, crackers and cheese. But they don't allow food from outside.
American's Admirals Club Lounges tend to have plush furnishings.
In San Francisco, the lounge had very few seats and the lack of windows gave the space a claustrophobic feel. At La Guardia, the men's bathroom was dingy -- the tiles on the floor were cracked and the walls were scuffed. In Atlanta, the Presidents Club was bright and airy upon entry, but there's one big downside: Guests have to leave the lounge to hit the bathroom, located a few gates down the terminal concourse.
We bought day passes ($50 for one person, $75 for two) to American Airlines' Admirals Clubs at La Guardia, San Francisco, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The lounges were spacious and plush -- but only if you didn't look too closely. Besides Atlanta, all of the Admirals Clubs we visited had serious cleanliness issues. At La Guardia, crumbs and other unidentifiable detritus were scattered on the carpet, on tables and on chairs. In the ladies' room, there was a large puddle on the floor and toilet paper was strewn around. At LAX, several seat cushions had huge gashes, and the bar area was sullied by crumbs and orange peels.
American spokeswoman September Wade said vacuuming is done after hours and bathrooms are cleaned every hour. Regarding the damaged chairs, she said, "We have identified areas that need updating and are in the process of finalizing refurbishment plans now."
The Admirals Clubs do have some nice touches. At LAX, you could use massage chairs (for a fee). There was also a private shower, with complimentary shampoo and soap. Lounges also offered Wi-Fi access for a fee. But don't plan to use the Atlanta club if you have a late connection: It closes at 8 p.m. And be prepared to pay to eat. There's hardly any free food. At La Guardia and Atlanta, the only complimentary snack was a large, communal bowl of pretzels. The clubs did sell food -- including sandwiches and salads -- and booze. But at La Guardia, about half the menu was unavailable.
Delta's Crown Room Club had the cheapest entrance fee: Only $25 for a one-time visit at La Guardia and its Atlanta hub. And when we told the hostess at La Guardia we were planning to use the lounge only for about an hour, she let us in free. In Atlanta, the spread was pretty lavish for the low price tag: Complimentary drinks flowed freely from a well-run bar. There was also plentiful snack food (also free) including trays of olives, celery and carrots, as well as cookies, pretzels and nuts. We scored a free Corona (with lime) at La Guardia.
At La Guardia, the lobby was spacious and comfortable. There were two big-screen TVs and conference rooms available for private meetings. The business center was outfitted with a copier, two fax machines and a half-dozen computers.
We visited four of UAL Corp.'s United Airlines' lounges -- dubbed United Red Carpet Clubs. Our experiences were wildly variable. The lounge in San Francisco was more charming than most we had visited: It felt less like a corporate waiting room and more like a lush hotel lounge, decorated with tugboat models and black-and-white photos of San Francisco. But the lounge in Atlanta was abysmal: Fluorescent lights and dust-covered ivy gave it the feel of a motel cafeteria. The one bathroom opened right into the doorway of the small business center. It also closed at 7 p.m. "We need to make some improvement to that lounge," said Robin Urbanski, a spokeswoman for United. She said that Atlanta is one of their smaller lounges and doesn't receive much traffic.
Details:
| AIRLINE/CLUB |
COST |
SERVICES |
COMMENT |
American/
Admirals Club |
$50
for one person; $75 for two; $100 for three. A day
pass can be used at any other Admirals Club within
a 24-hour period after buying it. |
Vary
per airport. Free but limited snack selection, alcoholic
drinks for a charge, food for purchase, conference
rooms, free use of showers and PCs with Internet
access. |
Hit
or miss depending on airport. Some of the lounges
we visited were pretty grimy. |
Continental/
Presidents Club |
$45
per person. A day pass can be used at any other
Presidents Club within a 24-hour period after buying
it |
Free
Wi-Fi Internet access, complimentary alcoholic drinks,
free light snacks and beverages, and conference
rooms. |
The
lounges that we tested tended to be cramped and
unglamorous. But free Wi-Fi Internet access and
complimentary bar service make up for their lack
of space and ambiance. |
United/
Red Carpet Lounge |
$50
per person. |
Limited
free snack selection, complimentary non-alcoholic
beverage, Wi-Fi Internet access for a fee, alcoholic
drinks for a fee and conference rooms. |
Most
of lounges we visited were roomy and pleasant places
to spend a couple of hours in before a flight --
with the exception of the tiny Atlanta lounge. But
the lack of free Internet access, meals and paying
for a beer make buying a day pass hard to justify.
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Delta/
Crown Room Club |
$25
per person for a one-time visit. |
Wi-Fi
Internet access for a fee, free booze, free snacks
and non-alcoholic drinks. |
Pretty
decent amenities and pleasant service for the price.
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| FLYING TO EUROPE? AVOID CHECKING YOUR LUGGAGE |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It's the summer of lost luggage for anyone traveling
in Europe.
Such is the magnitude of the problem that travelers
were advised last month by the Association of European
Airlines, which includes the major national carriers,
to avoid checking bags altogether if possible and to
take carry-on luggage instead.
The association released figures showing that an average
of 10 passengers per flight lost bags between April
and June. British Airways was cited as the worst among
Europe's major airlines, and is on track to lose a record
1.3 million bags this year.
Fans of the syndicated TV talk show "Live With Regis
and Kelly" heard co-host Regis Philbin rant in July
about how BA lost two of his wife's bags. When he got
them back, one of her favorite dresses had been ruined
by water damage.
After a luggage "mountain" of some 22,000 lost bags
piled up in London, BA was forced to use freighters
at least twice in the past eight months to reunite passengers
in the United States with their belongings, said Laura
Goodes, a spokeswoman.
"Our
baggage performance has not been as good as we would
have liked and we fully apologize to those customers
who have been affected by delayed baggage in the past
few months," Goodes said.
Compounding the problem is a shortage of baggage handlers
at London's Heathrow airport, the world's third-busiest
airport, where dozens of workers are being taken off
duty each day to be trained on a new baggage system
at a terminal set to open next year.
The troubles aren't limited to Britain. Italian travelers
faced similar luggage horrors this month at Rome's main
Fiumicino airport. And even in the United States, reports
of lost luggage soared by about 26 percent in June compared
with a year earlier.
"It
is statistics like these that should make all airlines
look at their current procedures and determine their
own adequacy," said Josh Holm, director of the Coalition
for Luggage Security in New York, a group of business
people and companies that study safety issues surrounding
luggage. "All airlines should look for alternate means
of luggage transportation to ease the congestion in
airports and the daily loss rate."
Delta Air Lines requires outside identification on all
checked baggage and recommends placing identification
inside bags as well, in case the outside ID gets lost,
said spokeswoman Katie Hulme. "And remember to never
lock your luggage," she said.
Robert Mann, an aviation consultant at RW Mann & Co.
in Port Washington, N.Y., said several factors are contributing
to the baggage breakdown.
A spike in delayed flights means there is less time
to correctly transfer baggage to connecting flights.
Increased security screening of baggage and restrictions
on carry-on bags also play a part, he said.
Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst at Forrester Research
in San Francisco, warned that the situation was not
likely to improve any time soon.
"The
simple fact is that there are more people flying by
air," he said. "And the growth of budget airlines, most
of which don't transfer bags between airlines, requires
passengers to check and recheck bags."
Protection, for a price
Chris Truelove of North Yorkshire, England, was so frustrated
after losing his luggage on a trip to Australia in 2000
that he founded www.globalbagtags.com.
The service sells a pair of metal luggage tags embossed
with a unique serial number for $19. After you register
your tags, your travel itinerary and your contact information
online, the company works with airlines to locate your
lost bags as quickly as possible. "The fact is that
most lost luggage is not actually lost. It is just not
identifiable," Truelove said.
LUGGAGE TIPS
- Don't
put valuables, critical items such as medicine or
keys, irreplaceable items, or fragile items in checked
bags.
- Don't
put pressure on latches by overpacking checked bags.
- Don't
check in at the last minute. Even if you make your
flight, your bags may not.
- Verify
that the attendant checking in your bags has put a
destination tag on each one. Throw away old tags to
avoid confusion.
- Hang
onto your claim check.
- Checked
bags may need to be open for security checks. If you
wish to lock your bags, go to www.tsa.gov for information
on locks that personnel can open and relock.
- Choose
nonstop flights whenever possible.
As fall approaches and loads dip a bit, Passageways
observes it's time for each carrier to review their
staffing and their baggage procedures. Also, check with
your Passageways Travel professional on options for
sending your vital baggage in advance of your travels.
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| NW NEWS |
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| Northwest
Airlink Carrier Compass Airlines Completes First Revenue
Flight with New Embraer 175 Aircraft
Compass Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest
Airlines operating under the Northwest Airlink banner,
today completed its first revenue flight with the new
dual-class 76-seat Embraer E-175 regional jet aircraft.
The E-175 offers dual-class service with 12 seats in
first class and 64 seats in coach class. The first class
seats, arranged in a one seat-aisle-two seat configuration,
offer 36 inches of pitch, or space between rows. Coach
class, arranged in a two seat-aisle-two seat configuration,
provides pitch comparable to other aircraft in Northwest’s
current mainline fleet.
The E-175 is designed to provide customers with best-in-class
comfort, including leather seating with adjustable headrests,
and more room throughout the cabin than traditional
regional jets. The aircraft features 6’ 7” of headroom
in the aisle and increased shoulder room when seated.
Sidewall-mounted seats are designed to maximize under-seat
space, improving passenger comfort and stowage capacity,
and overhead compartments offer more storage compared
to traditional regional jets and can accommodate 24”
x 16” x 10” roll-on bags.
Compass introduced its first two E-175 aircraft into
revenue service between Minneapolis/St. Paul International
Airport (MSP) and Omaha’s Eppley Airfield (OMA). In
addition to serving the MSP-OMA route, the first two
aircraft will serve Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), Missoula,
Mont. (MSO) and Nashville, Tenn. (BNA) from Minneapolis/St.
Paul. Compass anticipates operating a fleet of 10 E-175
aircraft by the end of 2007 and a fleet of 36 by the
end of 2008.
Northwest
Adds New York - Heartland Service
Northwest Airlines announced new daily nonstop Northwest
Airlink regional jet service to New York’s LaGuardia
International Airport (LGA) from Heartland markets Des
Moines, Iowa; Flint, Mich.; and Madison, Wis., beginning
Nov. 4, 2007.
The new year-round services will be served by 50-seat
Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets operated by Northwest’s
Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines.
NW
Enhances On-Time Performance In August
Northwest pilots have a new Agreement with the airline.
Northwest instituted a new recruitment program and focused
on avoiding a repeat of significant cancellations that
plagued them and their customers in late June and late
July. They succeeded. August went quite well for Northwest
in terms of cancellations.
The new pilot agreement ratified August 4th implements
contractual changes on work rules pertaining to international
flying, as well as the settlement of an outstanding
grievance, in exchange for the reinstatement of premium
pay of 50 percent for all pilots flying more than 80
hours a month, effective Aug. 1, 2007. The agreement
is economically neutral per Northwest, with the cost
to Northwest of the premium-pay element offset by the
value of the work-rule changes and grievance settlement.
The recruitment of new pilots also produced results
with more than 1400 applications to the 24JUL posting
for pilot hiring. Northwest also recalled nearly 400
furloughed pilots with at least 230 of those accepting
the call and more expected in September. Complete completion
percentages on scheduled flights for August are not
available as we post this, but Northwest delivered at
least two days of 100% completion (not a single cancellation
systemwide) on both August 14th and 15th. A 1-3 percent
cancellation factor is usual.
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Join Passageways Travel professionals at these upcoming events and plan your winter, spring or summer 2008 adventure:
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EVENT |
CITY |
VENUE/TIME |
| 22SEP |
On
Stage Alaska |
Escanaba |
The
Bonifas Art Center 700 1st South; 4PM |
| 23SEP |
On
Stage Alaska |
Petoskey |
Odawa
Hotel; 3PM |
| 23SEP |
Passageways
Travel Show |
Traverse
City |
Hagerty
Center on the water on West Grand Traverse Bay;
1-4PM |
| 24SEP |
Passageways
Travel Show |
East
Lansing |
Kellogg
Center on the MSU campus; 4-7PM |
| 25SEP |
On
Stage Alaska |
Gaylord |
Tree
Tops Resort; 6:30PM |
| 26SEP |
On
Stage Alaska |
Mt.
Pleasant |
CMU
Bovee Center; 7PM |
| 27SEP |
Passageways
Travel Show |
Novi
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Our
Novi office at 43155 Main Street; 4-7P |
| 27SEP |
On
Stage Alaska |
Midland |
The
Grace A Dow Library; 7PM |
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April 18-26, 2008
Passageways President Tom Rockne is hosting this 9-day
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Brittany and the Loire Valley.
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Bayeux, Mt. St. Michel, Angers, Chateaux Country, Chartres
Rates start at 1414.00/per person double occupancy
See full brochure on PassagewaysTravel.com under Passageways
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Join
Passageways' Travel expert Bonnie Pintozzi to Alaska!
Alaska Cruise Tour with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
June 9-20, 2008
Imagine your vacation in Alaska for one moment. Your
delight when you spot a grizzly bear with a cub or two
in tow. That instant when the silence of a misty fjord
is shattered by a pod of giant humpback whales, breaching
high into the air, and then crashing back against the
sea. While your floatplane flies over crystal glaciers,
toward the midnight sun, remember: This is Alaska. This
is real. This is the adventure of a lifetime.
Highlights include:
Fairbanks, Talkeetna, Skagway, Juneau, Anchorage, Ketchikan,
Icy Strait Point, Hubbard Glacier, Inside Passage
Prices start at $2265.00/pp
Call today for best availability!
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