Scott R. Gunnufson

Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWA) provides air transportation services. It together with its subsidiaries engages in the business of transporting passengers and cargo. It has a fleet of about 450 aircrafts. It flies to more than 230 cities worldwide from hubs in Amsterdam, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis and Tokyo. Its domestic partners Pinnacle Airlines and Mesaba Airlines provide regional services to destinations under the Northwest Airlink banner. The carrier also has extensive alliances with Continental Airlines and Dutch airline KLM. It has joined SkyTeam, a marketing alliance led by Delta and Air France. Its principal subsidiaries are Northwest Airlines, Inc., MLT Vacations Inc. and Northwest PARS, Inc. It was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Rockwell Collins, Inc. designs, produces and supports cabin interior, communications and aviation systems and products for commercial and military customers. It also provides information management services through voice and data communication networks and solutions worldwide. It operates through the following four segments: Interior Systems, Commercial Systems, Government Systems, and Information Management Services. The Interior Systems segment manufactures cabin interior products for the commercial aircraft and business aviation markets. The Commercial Systems segment supplies aviation electronics systems, products and services to customers. The Government Systems segment provides a broad range of electronic products, systems and services to customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, other ministries of defense, other government agencies and defense contractors. The Information Management Services segment focuses on communications, systems integration and security solutions across the aviation, airport, rail, transit and nuclear security markets to customers located around the world, which includes commercial airlines, business. The company was founded by Arthur A. Collins on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.