Read more Northwest Airlines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2632/northwest-airlines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:10:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74014/faa-admits-flubs-on-wandering-northwest-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FAA should have taken more decisive action on the Northwest Airlines flight that fell out of communication with ground control for 77 minutes last month, officials acknowledged today. While the plane was out of contact, air-traffic controllers changed shifts and failed to warn their replacements about the runaway plane....http://www.newser.com/story/74014/faa-admits-flubs-on-wandering-northwest-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:29:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72686/faa-revokes-northwest-pilots-licenses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe distracted pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 are no longer pilots: the FAA today announced it has revoked the licenses of Timothy Cheney, 53, and Richard Cole, 54, for the incident last week in which the pair overshot their destination airport by 150 miles. The pilots, who attributed the...http://www.newser.com/story/72686/faa-revokes-northwest-pilots-licenses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72597/northwest-pilots-were-working-on-laptops-ntsb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe pilots of the Northwest flight that wandered 150 miles past its destination were working on their personal laptops in the cockpit, a violation of company policy. The two denied falling asleep and could hear the radio when they fell out of communication with ground personnel, they told NTSB investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/72597/northwest-pilots-were-working-on-laptops-ntsb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 15:12:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72518/naptime-nothing-new-for-pilots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPilot naps and arguments are hardly unique in airline screw ups, statistics reveal as investigators try to figure out what caused Northwest Airlines flight 188 to overshoot its destination airport by 155 miles. Pilots Timothy Cheney and Richard Cole, who were interviewed yesterday NTSB investigators, claim they missed the Minneapolis...http://www.newser.com/story/72518/naptime-nothing-new-for-pilots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 5:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72479/northwest-pilot-we-werent-sleeping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the pilots of the infamous Northwest flight that missed the airport says neither he nor his co-pilot were napping. "I can assure you none of us was asleep," says Richard Cole, who gave separate interviews to ABC and the AP. "It was not a serious event, from a...http://www.newser.com/story/72479/northwest-pilot-we-werent-sleeping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 9:55:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72450/cockpit-recorder-no-help-in-northwest-flight-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBecause the aircraft has an old cockpit voice recorder, the world may never know why the pilots of Northwest Flight 188 lost contact with ground control for 78 minutes. The recorder on the Airbus A320 has a maximum memory of 30 minutes, after which it tapes over itself. So investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/72450/cockpit-recorder-no-help-in-northwest-flight-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72432/flight-attendant-i-have-no-idea-when-were-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe passengers aboard the Northwest flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles—possibly while the pilots napped—didn't have a clue anything was amiss beyond a nagging sense that the flight was taking a long time. One tells the Star Tribune that he asked about it, and a...http://www.newser.com/story/72432/flight-attendant-i-have-no-idea-when-were-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:42:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72356/pilots-may-have-dozed-off-before-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTravel regulators suspect the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight fell asleep in the cockpit yesterday. First clue: Controllers lost contact with the plane for more than an hour as it overshot its destination by 150 miles. The jet, en route from San Diego with 147 passengers aboard, finally turned...http://www.newser.com/story/72356/pilots-may-have-dozed-off-before-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:47:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing, having...http://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 8:52:51 CDT