Northwest affiliate agrees to comply with US order to reinstate service

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Express Airlines I, a commuter affiliate of Northwest Airlines, has announced that it will reinstate air service to five small cities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota in compliance with an order from the US Department of Transportation. Mesaba Airlines, another Northwest commuter affiliate, also said that it will reinstate service to thirteen small cities to avoid a federal lawsuit. Northwest has said that it will assist its affiliates with reservations, ticketing and other ground services.

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Has announced that it will reinstate air service to thirteen small cities in compliance with an order from the US DOT

Strategy & planning, Mesaba Aviation Inc., Express Airlines I

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Strike puts a charter airline on the map: challenge is getting Northwest fliers to come back

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Minneapolis, MN-based family-owned charter carrier Sun Country Airlines received an unexpected windfall when its cross-airport rival, giant Northwest Airlines, was grounded by a pilots' strike. Sun Country was there to pick up some of the slack from anxious travelers when Northwes,t with 80% of the Minneapolis traffic, was grounded. Customers were impressed with the punctuality and inexpensiveness of cross-country flights and the fact that the airline provided a meal.

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Received an unexpected windfall when its cross-airport rival, giant Northwest Airlines, was grounded by a pilots' strike

Sales & consumption, Sun Country Airlines Inc., 4512

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UAL girds for vote on unionization of ticket agents

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Some 19,200 nonunion customer-service and reservations agents at United Airlines will complete the voting on representation by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union on July 17, 1998. The agents are voting on whether or not they want to be represented by the IAM. If the agents vote in favor of IAM representation, it would be the biggest victory for a union in US airline history.

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Some 19,200 United customer-service and reservations agents will complete voting on IAM representation on July 17, 1998

Personnel administration, Domestic Scheduled Air Service, Domestic airlines, United Air Lines Inc.

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