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Northwest Airlines Corporation
Nasdaq: NWAC
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
US Airways, Northwest match travel agent fee cuts
Aug 23 2001 02:54 PM PDT

US finalizes code-share deals to Vietnam
Aug 23 2001 10:43 AM PDT

RESEARCH ALERT-Merill Lynch cuts airline estimates
Aug 21 2001 09:00 AM PDT

RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman Sachs cuts airline estimates
Aug 20 2001 09:00 AM PDT

Airlines cut costs with an eye on inflight perks
Aug 19 2001 09:51 AM PDT

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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Web Airfare Sales a Success
Aug 10 2001 04:11 PM PDT

Airlines Stall, Web Travel Sites Glide
Jul 19 2001 04:28 PM PDT

Southwest Pulls Flight Data to Hinder Orbitz
Jul 09 2001 03:28 PM PDT

Net Marketplace for Airline Tickets Is About to Crash-Land
Jun 21 2001 04:41 PM PDT

Orbitz Stokes Web Airfare Wars, Critics Say
Jun 05 2001 11:49 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Had Cary Grant gone north by Northwest, he might have gotten home sooner. Northwest Airlines, the #4 US airline (UAL's United is #1), flies to more than 150 cities worldwide, with hubs in Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Osaka, and Tokyo. It also owns Memphis regional carrier Express Airlines. Through code-sharing agreements with other carriers, the airline serves about 785 destinations in 120 countries. It has extensive alliances with Continental Airlines and Dutch airline KLM. Northwest is one of the world's top air cargo carriers. Other holdings include the WORLDSPAN computer reservation system, the MLT wholesale travel business, and Northwest Aerospace Training for pilots.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Northwest Airlines Partners With Weekends.com
Date Announced: 03.05.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Northwest's WorldVacations to be preferred vacation-package provider for weekend planning site.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 11,415.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 11.1%
Employees: 53,500
Revenue per employee: $213,364.49

 KEY PEOPLE
• Richard H. Anderson
    CEO
• Mickey P. Foret
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2700 Lone Oak Pkwy.
Eagan, MN 55121
US
Phone: 612-726-2111
Fax: 612-727-7795
Online: Web Site

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