Northwest Airlines - Over 1000 FAA Safety Directive Violations

Northwest Airlines Found to Violate FAA Rules

From Allan Chernoff, CNN

July 23, 2010

(CNN) -- Northwest Airlines violated more than 1,000 Federal Aviation Administration safety directives, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has found, substantiating complaints of an FAA whistleblower.

Northwest, now merged with Delta Airlines, engaged in "systemic non-compliance with FAA Airworthiness Directives," the investigation concluded, referring to government rules designed to remedy an unsafe or potentially unsafe condition.

Northwest Airlines violates FAA rules