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Listen here Today in 1971, Northwest Airlines flight 305 began a scheduled run between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, an easy flight by airline standards.

On Friday the transcripts from the FAA and an email from a friend of the pilot were both released and published.

Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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The move to add in-flight WiFi access to Northwest's fleet by June comes as Delta Air Lines Inc.

Airlines add more surcharges for travel during holidays and other peak periods including Easter.

Three-quarters into 2009, the common tune among metro Atlanta's biggest firms is this: The economy remains shaky, but we're seeing our way through it and we're laying the groundwork for a turnaround.

Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 12:59 p.m. Commercial airlines in the United States -- including Northwest Airlines and Southwest Airlines Co.

When Delta and Northwest Airlines merged a year ago, they became the world's largest airline.

Federal Aviation Administration officials say they are strengthening procedures for alerting the military when air traffic controllers lose contact with planes.The move comes as a result of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis last month.FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told reporters Friday that air traffic control managers waited ...

An airline pilot friend sent me a song: "Tweetin' on a Jet Plane" . This may not be an accurate summary of the recent airline flight that failed to respond to ATC and overshot Minneapolis.

A United Airlines pilot who failed a breath test shortly before he was due to take off has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said.

Every time a weather issue like a hurricane or tropical storm occurs, travelers are left wondering... Will my flight be able to be changed? Will I have to pay an extra fee? During the past several months, when storms have threatened safe travel, the major airlines have offered to allow passengers to rebook within a certain time period without a ...

Delta Air Lines will move its ticket counters and arrivals/departures from the North Terminal to the South Terminal at Anchorage's international airport on Tuesday, the airline said.

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.

The union for Northwest Airlines flight attendants withdrew its request for a union vote, opting to wait for potential new rules that could make it easier to organize workers at the combined Delta Air Lines.

The two pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight who overflew their destination for more than a hour last month have appealed the revocations of their licenses in a filing with the National Transportation Safety Board.

'Eat Trash!' That was one of the suggestions included in a pamphlet that Northwest Airlines gave to laid-off union workers last year.

The union for Northwest Airlines flight attendants withdrew its request for a union vote, opting to wait for potential new rules that could make it easier to organize workers at the combined Delta Air Lines.

Visalia police officer Jon Pree graduated from the school of hard knocks, except his was on two wheels, traveled on high-speed slalom runs.