[topher]

The flight was a Northwest airlines flight. It may be important to note that this airline is in bankruptcy.

[leadpenny]

Many airlines have their crews taxi on one engine if it's going to be a long time before they are #1 for the runway. Maybe they are now flying on one engine to save fuel? ;)

[Designer]

"The flight was a Northwest airlines flight. It may be important to note that this airline is in bankruptcy."

Weren't they in contract negotiations with the A&P Flight Mechanic's Union recently? Not that I would ever imply anything sinister happened!

[Trust but Verify]

It may be important to note that this airline is in bankruptcy.

Aren't they all?

[sionnsar]

The flight was a Northwest airlines flight. It may be important to note that this airline is in bankruptcy.

Not likely related. About a year ago a NWA flight I was on diverted to the nearest airport because it had lost one of its two engines; didn't get home until the following day. Before that, in 2000, I had another NWA incident: center engine blew 5 minutes into the flight. (NWA isn't the only airline I've seen with mechanical problems: KLM has yet to get me out of Stuttgart on time.)