January 11, 1999 - MPR's Mark Zdechlik interviews John Dasburg, Northwest Airline's CEO, who looks back on the company's labor problems in 1998 and looks ahead to some of the issues facing the airline in the future. After Dasburg interview, Jon Austin, NWA spokesman, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten on issues affecting NWA, and answers listener questions.
September 4, 1998 - MPR’s Eric Jansen reports on status of Northwest Airlines strike. Report includes numerous clips of commentary, including Walter Mondale, who is an NWA board member. The U.S. Transportation Department has ordered Northwest Airlink flights to resume, despite Northwest Airlines being shut down by a pilot’s strike. Also, Northwest flight attendants who were laid off this week rallied at the state capitol to say they're 100 percent behind the pilots. The Federal Department of Transportation ordered Mesaba Aviation and Express Airlines to resume flights to 17 rural communities. The two airlines fly Northwest Airlink routes to Northwest Airlines hubs in Minneapolis.