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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 28, 1998
NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-23642
(Commission File Number)
95-4205287
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2700 LONE OAK PARKWAY, EAGAN, MINNESOTA 55121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(612) 726-2111
(Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Northwest Airlines Corporation ("NWA Corp.") announced that as
of 11:01 p.m., Central Daylight Time, on August 28, 1998 its wholly owned
indirect subsidiary, Northwest Airlines, Inc. ("Northwest"), had ceased its
flying operations as a result of a strike by its pilots represented by the
Air Line Pilots Association, International ("ALPA"). The Northwest Master
Executive Council of ALPA announced the commencement of the strike as a
result of its failure to reach agreement with Northwest on the terms of a new
collective bargaining agreement. The strike follows the expiration of a
30-day cooling off period that began July 30, 1998, when an impasse was
declared by the National Mediation Board. An extended work stoppage will have
a material adverse impact on NWA Corp.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORPORATION
DATED: September 1, 1998 By: /s/ Douglas M. Steenland
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Name: Douglas M. Steenland
Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
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