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AM.MN: Texan bankrolling Coleman’s new job has career highlights of his own

By Chris Steller | 08.27.09 | 8:30 am

am.mn logoMore trouble with Texans for Norm Coleman. Politics in Minnesota recounts some tales about Fred Malek, the leader among a group of Texans who recently hired the former senator to head a new organization called

In Lege hearing, Northwest execs underline the uselessness of NWA’s promises to state

By Britt Robson | 05.01.08 | 12:29 pm

A billion dollars is literally a nice round number — lots of zeroes. That’s the amount of “annual synergies” that a merger between Delta and Northwest will be able to create, according to Ben Hurst, the general…

Pawlenty, legislative leaders “extremely concerned” about Northwest-Delta merger

By Jeff Fecke | 02.18.08 | 3:27 pm

PhotobucketAn un- usually unified group of Minnesota state leaders expressed concern Monday about a proposed merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines.

Speaking at a press conference in the governor’s reception room, Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he…

Flight Cancellations Back at Northwest Airlines

By Abdi Aynte | 07.25.07 | 5:48 pm

Pilots shortages and an unexpected spike in fleet maintenance caused major flight cancellations at Northwest Airlines over the weekend, the airline said.

The Eagan-based carrier canceled about 110 flights over the weekend, according to Minnesota Public Radio. At its…

Northwest Pilots Criticize Executives for Poor Management

By Abdi Aynte | 06.16.07 | 12:44 pm

The union that represents Northwest Airlines pilots issued Friday a “vote of no confidence” against the executives of the embattled carrier.

In a unanimously approved statement, the union’s executive council said, “Northwest pilots have little or no confidence in the…

Northwest, Delta in Merger Talks

By Jeff Fecke | 01.11.07 | 8:15 am

Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines are in talks to merge, according to a report by Bloomberg News.

Both Eagan-based Northwest, the fifth-largest US airline, and Atlanta-based Delta, the third-largest US airline, are currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  Delta has been…