Northwest says FAA Certifies Compass

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Northwest Airlines Corp. said on Thursday that its new regional subsidiary Compass Airlines has won Federal Aviation Administration certification.

Northwest said Compass will begin passenger flights using one 50-seat regional jet in May between Washington and Minneapolis. Northwest expects Compass to add 10 new 76-seat Embraer 175 aircraft this year. The Compass fleet will include 36 aircraft by the end of 2008.

Chantilly, Va.-based Compass will operate under the 'Northwest Airlink' name, and is being run by Northwest Chief Financial Officer Neal Cohen. Other Northwest regional flights are handled by Mesaba Aviation Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Northwest is in the process of buying Mesaba.

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