Communities and Employees Weigh in to Support Northwest's Expanded SkyTeam Alliance.EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NWA NWA Northwest Airlines (ICAO code) NWA Northwest Arkansas NWA National Wrestling Alliance NWA National Weather Association NWA National Works Agency (Jamaica) NWA Network Analyzer ) is pleased with the strong showing of support for its expanded SkyTeam transatlantic alliance. Pleadings yesterday were filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) by civic organizations from six major U.S. gateways and three labor organizations representing Northwest employees. A resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. theme was that antitrust immunity for Northwest's expanded alliance with Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alitalia, and CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines would result in better transatlantic service for communities and enhanced career opportunities for employees. Supporting answers were filed by organizations representing Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, Memphis, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, as well as the Northwest chapters of the Air Line Pilots Association, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is an AFL-CIO/CLC trade union representing approx. 646,933 workers as of 2006 in more than 200 industries. . Doug Steenland, Northwest's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. said, "It is time for the DOT to approve this application and enable airlines, consumers, and communities to share in the benefits of the recently concluded open skies air accord between the United States and the European Union." The new agreement fully liberalizes transatlantic service and competition. The United States is committed to giving "fair and expeditious" consideration to expanded alliance arrangements, such as SkyTeam. Steenland added, "We would like to see favorable action on our application by the end of this year, so we can proceed with implementing our alliance and bring new benefits to our customers." Northwest Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines There are several ways to measure the size of an airline, so several different lists of the world's largest airlines are available. World Scheduled passengers carried [1] Rank Airline 2006 1 American Airlines 99,038,000 with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam, and approximately 1,400 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance that offers customers one of the world's most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 1,000 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents. |
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