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Liz Fedor

Reporter  |  Airlines

Phone: 612-673-7709

E-mail: lfedor@startribune.com

Liz Fedor covers the airline industry, including Northwest Airlines.

Recent content from Liz Fedor

• Northwest executive to leave before merger
  Neal Cohen rejoined the carrier before its bankruptcy, and was a controversial figure in the eyes of labor unions.
  May 14, 2008
• Steenland: State will retain most NWA jobs
  Northwest's CEO said that high oil prices, not a merger with Delta, provide the greatest threat to airline consumers and employees.
  May 13, 2008
• Big losses boost case for Delta, NWA deal
  Congress will hear how the two carriers have lost $10.5 billion. The airlines intend to pass high fuel costs along to consumers.
  Apr 24, 2008
• Former Northwest CEO Anderson to lead Delta Air Lines
  Richard Anderson, former chief executive of Northwest Airlines, today will be named as the new CEO of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, according to a person familiar with the decision.
  Apr 21, 2008
• NWA puts $3.6 million on table to keep Steenland until merger
  The airline's board awarded the CEO a retention incentive to remain at the Eagan-based carrier while the company and Delta seek regulatory approval for their merger.
  Apr 19, 2008
• Audio: NWA, Delta CEOs talk merger
  Northwest Airlines' CEO Doug Steenland and Delta CEO Richard Anderson answer questions from Star Tribune editorial writers. These are excerpts from their answers.
  Apr 18, 2008
• NWA-Delta merger skeptics emerge
  Delta and Northwest executives market their merger deal, but Wall Street, politicians and employees are cool.
  Apr 16, 2008
• NWA, Delta CEOs vow 'strong presence' in Minnesota
  Delta CEO Richard Anderson and Northwest CEO Doug Steenland said in a joint interview with the Star Tribune that the merged carrier would preserve a strong presence in Minnesota. More details will be released at a 9:30 a.m. news conference today.
  Apr 15, 2008
• Northwest and Delta get closer to destination
  The long-discussed merger between the airlines may be formally announced as early as Tuesday, a source says.
  Apr 14, 2008
• Oil prices drive Sun Country to cut jobs
  The carrier cut 28 full-time and 97 part-time jobs, but the airline's leaders say Sun Country will not be among the 2008 airline casualties.
  Apr 12, 2008

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