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Richard H. Anderson , Director/CEO

www.nwa.com

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Overview

The Company is engaged in the business of transporting passengers and cargo and focuses on the operation of a global airline network through its strategic assets.

Portfolio Articles

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May 06 2008
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Mar 31 2008
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Aug 09 2007

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News Feeds

Northwest Airlines traffic edges down in September AP
Oct 03 2008
Ahead of the Bell: Delta-NWA pilot seniority AP
Oct 02 2008
Northwest flight evacuated at Detroit airport AP
Sep 26 2008
Delta, NWA shareholders approve combination AP
Sep 25 2008
Delta-Northwest shareholders to vote on merger Cincinnati
Sep 25 2008
Delta-Northwest shareholders to vote on merger Atlanta
Sep 25 2008
Delta, NWA shareholders to vote on combination AP
Sep 24 2008
Airline stocks lower as market treads water AP
Sep 24 2008
Northwest predicts pretax 3Q profit Milwaukee
Sep 19 2008
Northwest prepays $300M loan after Delta merger Memphis
Sep 18 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Are You Tonight's Late-Night Punch Line?
Apr 16 2008

Press Releases

Northwest Airlines Reports September Traffic Oct-03-2008, 10:57AM EDT
Beacon Equity Issues Technical Trade Alerts on Major Airline Stocks: LCC, DAL, NWA, AMR, UAUA, CAL Oct-03-2008, 09:20AM EDT
Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines Kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Flight of Pink Plane Oct-01-2008, 02:30PM EDT
Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines to Kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Arrival of Pink Plane Sep-29-2008, 11:28AM EDT
NWA Cargo Unveils Greening Initiatives Sep-17-2008, 01:57PM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Ads Come To Boarding Passes (Information Week)

Oct 07 2008
Man arrested at Denver airport after falsely claiming to have explosives in his luggage (ABC 26 New Orleans (WGNO))

Oct 07 2008
Delta, NWA Pilots Argue Seniority (WSBRadio.com)

Oct 07 2008
TSX suffers biggest intraday point-drop ever recorded (Vancouver Sun)

Oct 07 2008
Pilots differ on seniority terms (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Oct 06 2008
Time to book is now (Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, Minnesota)

Oct 06 2008
Northwest traffic dips in September (BizJournals)

Oct 05 2008
Northwest Airlines passenger traffic slips slightly (BizJournals)

Oct 04 2008
Northwest Airlines traffic edges down in September (Businessweek)

Oct 03 2008

Blogs

Southwest enters Minneapolis/St. Paul 'fortress hub' (USA Today: Today in the Sky)

Oct 02 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 34,000

Revenue per Employee: $339,916

Top Executives

Andrew C. Roberts, Executive VP, Divisional/CEO, Divisional

Anna Marie Schaefer, Vice President, Divisional/Chief Accounting Officer

David M. Davis, CFO/Executive VP

J. Timothy Griffin, Executive VP, Subsidiary

Board of Directors

William S. Zoller, Director

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Director

Mickey P. Foret, Director

John M. Engler, Director

James J. Postl, Director

Michael J. Durham, Director

Robert L. Friedman, Director

Rodney E. Slater, Director

David A. Brandon, Director

Jeffrey G. Katz, Director

Daniel Carp, Chairman of the Board/Director

Roy J. Bostock, Director/Vice Chairman

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008	11/2007
Sales	NA	1.24 Bil.	NA	1.95 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	3.58 Bil.	1.88 Bil.	3.1 Bil.	1.43 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	3.58 Bil.	-4.05 Bil.	3.1 Bil.	581 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	3.58 Bil.	-4.02 Bil.	3.1 Bil.	512 Mil.
Total Net Income	-377 Mil.	-4.14 Bil.	-8 Mil.	244 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-1.43	-15.78	-0.03	0.93
Diluted EPS, Total	-1.43	-15.78	-0.03	0.93

BALANCE STATEMENT	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008	11/2007
Cash and Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	2.56 Bil.
Total Assets	NA	NA	NA	5.03 Bil.
Total Liabilities	NA	NA	NA	4.14 Bil.
Total Capitalization	NA	NA	NA	13.99 Bil.

Cash Flow	07/2008	04/2008	01/2008	11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	371 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	NA	-261 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	NA	642 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	752 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2007
Sales	NA	7.89 Bil.	6.41 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	12.53 Bil.	4.68 Bil.	4.87 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	12.53 Bil.	1.26 Bil.	226 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	12.53 Bil.	-2.31 Bil.	-326 Mil.
Total Net Income	-2.09 Bil.	-2.84 Bil.	-862 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	0	-32.48	-10.32
Diluted EPS, Total	0	-32.48	-10.32

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2007
Cash and Equivalents	NA	1.46 Bil.	707 Mil.
Total Assets	NA	3.57 Bil.	3.58 Bil.
Total Liabilities	NA	3.21 Bil.	4.5 Bil.
Total Capitalization	NA	-4.09 Bil.	4.94 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	1.24 Bil.	271 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-328 Mil.	-458 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-140 Mil.	-252 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	777 Mil.	-439 Mil.

Northwest Airlines Corporation (NWA)

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