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Northwest Airlines (NWA) is facing more issues with pilot shortages.  The airline is facing their second wave of cancellations and delays due to a lack of pilots near the end of the month.  Last month, the airline cancelled 1,000 flights, stranding thousands of passengers; making finding a flight on already crowded flights even more difficult.  So the airline is cutting back on their next month’s schedule to help alleviate some of the issue.

The airline will be cutting 4 percent of their next month’s schedule.  Also Northwest Airlines is looking to hire several hundred more pilots within the year, adding to their nearly 5,000 total pilots.

The pilot’s union has blamed NWA for too aggressively cutting pilots in bankruptcy.  And the union foresees pilot shortages to continue throughout the summer. 

 ABC12 News- MI.