Northwest to trim staff by 8 percent to cut costs
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080709/2008_07_09t132917_450x189_us_northwest.jpg?x=130&y=54&q=85&sig=G6yxhLsKcYNPjX6yrce0Uw--" align="left" height="54" width="130" alt="A Northwest Airlines jet taxis past a Delta Airlines jet at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, 2008. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080709/bs_nm/northwest_dc)Reuters - Northwest Airlines Corp said on
Wednesday it would cut its frontline and management staff by 8
percent as part of a sweeping capacity reduction aimed at
offsetting the soaring cost of jet fuel.</p><br clear="all"/>
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