Raw unedited audio of Northwest Airlines news conference asking Minnesota for money. From Star Tribune article 11/12/91: NWA deal hailed as economic boon: Published on November 12, 1991:The $740 million financial partnership between Northwest Airlines and Minnesota taxpayers was hailed Monday as a key step toward strengthening and protecting the state's economy. But an independent financial analysis of the airline's condition raised questions about Northwest's future, which it concluded is "dependent on many circumstances that (the airline) does not control."