September 28, 2001 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports that visitors to the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport will soon see Minnesota National Guard troops helping with any number of security jobs. President Bush has called on the nation's governor's to deploy national guard troops at airports through the country.
September 26, 2001 - Officials with the Metropolitan Airports Commission say they've instituted massive cost cutting because of a more than twenty MILLION dollar budget shortfall. The MAC says revenue from operations at the Minneapolis St. Paul airport is falling because of scaled back flight schedules there and airport officials say compounding problems is Northwest's decision NOT to pay for its operations. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
September 25, 2001 - The Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development today began a series of informational meetings for Northwest Airlines employees who are losing their jobs. Northwest says it's cutting 45 hundred positions in Minnesota... exactly how many people will lose their jobs depends on how many accept voluntary, leaves or part with the company by retiring. State officials say Northwest's troubles will have a broad ripple effect through the state economy. For every job lost at the airline two more positions will be lost elsewhere in Minnesota. The state is asking the federal government for millions of dollars in emergency dislocated worker funding. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
September 21, 2001 - Northwest Airlines made it official today ... by announcing ten thousand job cuts. Like the nation's other major airlines, Northwest says it has no choice but to slash costs because of the plunge in demand for air travel. Northwest's cuts will hit its home state particularily hard -- 45 hundred jobs are being eliminated in Minnesota.
September 19, 2001 - The Minnesota based St. Paul Companies... one of the nation's largest business insurers... says it's projecting nearly three quarters of a BILLION dollars in losses from last week's terrorist attacks. Despite the heavy cost, the company says it stands ready to pay ALL OF ITS CLAIMS and that it has sufficient assets to handle the losses. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
September 19, 2001 - Northwest Airlines and the nation's other airlines are in Washington D.C. pushing hard for a multi-billion dollar government assistance package they say is needed to save the industry. Northwest CEO Richard Anderson will testify before the House Transportation Committee today. Yesterday Anderson joined other airline executives in meetings with Bush administration officials. As the industry scrambles for relief, layoff announcements at other carriers continued and unions at Twin Cities-based Northwest are bracing for major workforce reductions.
September 13, 2001 - Across the nation today airlines began restoring service after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted it's FIRST EVER ban on civilian aviation. The FAA closed the nation's skies in the wake of Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington. In about a half an hour, the first Northwest Airlines flights are scheduled to depart the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. But as Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports, it could easily be early next week before the nation's airlines are running anywhere close to normal.
September 13, 2001 - Airlines and Airports across the country upgrading security to meet new Federal Aviation Administration rules the wake of this week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Twin Cities-based Northwest Airlines has begun bringing back SOME international flights which were diverted to cities outside of the United States on Tuesday. (Check to make sure) And Minneapolis St. Paul Airport officials say the airport here will be ready to open UNDER HEIGHTENED SECURITY when the FAA permits the resumption of regular scheduled service. But NO ONE knows WHEN that will be.
September 12, 2001 - Airlines and Airports across the country are scrambling to meet new Federal Aviation Administration security rules the wake of yesterday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Twin Cities-based Northwest Airlines has received government clearance to begin bringing back SOME international flights which were diverted to cities outside of the United States yesterday. And Minneapolis St. Paul Airport officials say the airport here will be ready to open UNDER HEIGHTENED SECURITY when the FAA permits the resumption of regular scheduled service. But NO ONE knows WHEN that will be.
September 12, 2001 - Minnesotans reacted to news of yesterday's terrorist attacks with the same shock, anger and sorrow that has engulfed much of the nation. Many businesses closed for the day amid heightened security and a call for calm from public officials. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...