Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.Northwest may reapply Re`ap`ply´ v. t. & i. 1. To apply again. reapply vi → volver a presentarse, hacer or presentar una nueva solicitud for antitrust Antitrust The antitrust laws apply to virtually all industries and to every level of business, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and marketing. They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. immunity immunity, ability of an organism to resist disease by identifying and destroying foreign substances or organisms. Although all animals have some immune capabilities, little is known about nonmammalian immunity. . Northwest Airlines says it will probably reapply for antitrust immunity with its partners Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde and Delta Air Lines. Regulators four months ago declined to extend Northwest's antitrust immunity to the two partners. "We honestly don't yet know how it all sorts out," said Andrea Fischer Andrea Fischer (born January 14, 1960 in Arnsberg/Westfalen) was a member of the German Bundestag for the German Green Party and from 1998 until 2001 Federal Minister for Health. She dropped out of the Bundestag in 2002. Newman, Northwest's senior vice president of government affairs. Apr 21, 2006 Northwest pilot leaders may face recall: The master executive council of Northwest Airlines' pilots union will meet next week to consider recalling the union's chairman and vice chairman. The union is divided over a proposed contract agreement reached with the airline. Apr 21, 2006 Top fliers will not pay fee for choice seats. Northwest Airlines said its top fliers will not pay a fee for access to some aisle and exit-row seats. The change is a response to letters, e-mails and Internet postings protesting the pricing plan, which Northwest said will bring in $15 million in revenue in its first year. Apr 19, 2006 Northwest flight attendants to start contract vote May 7: Northwest Airlines' flight attendants will start voting to ratify ratify v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. a tentative contract agreement May 7. The union representing the workers reached the tentative agreement with Northwest March 1. Apr 18, 2006 Union seeks to organize Northwest mechanics. The union representing Northwest Airlines' ground workers wants to organize the airline's mechanics. Many of Northwest's current mechanics were hired to replace workers who went on strike in August. Apr 18, 2006 Northwest lowers some midweek fares. A new Northwest Airlines pricing plan lowers leisure fares on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and increases fares for the rest of the week. The new plan takes effect in markets where Northwest competes with Delta Air Lines. Apr 17, 2006 Northwest pilots hold $888 million claim. Northwest Airlines pilots will hold a claim worth $888 million, payable in company stock when the airline exits bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most protection, union leaders said. Pilots are now voting on a tentative contract agreement. Apr 13, 2006 |
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