Northwest Airlines ranks No. 182 on the 2006 FORTUNE 500
The Eagan, Minn.-based company is on FORTUNE's latest list of America's largest corporations.
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Northwest Airlines (Research) ranks no. 182 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $12,286 million in revenues, up 8.9% from the previous year. The Eagan, Minn.-based company was ranked no. 190 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were -$2,533 million. This year, FORTUNE 500 companies overall brought in a record $9.1 trillion in revenues and $610 billion in profits. And while the economy as a whole grew 3.5% last year, FORTUNE 500 companies did much better, increasing their revenues by a healthy 15.4%.
The FORTUNE 500 list is an annual ranking of America's largest corporations by revenues. Its companies employ more than 24 million people, about 16% of working Americans. Some of the other companies in this sector on this year's list are AMR (Research), UAL (Research), Continental Airlines (Research) and Southwest Airlines (Research). See Northwest Airlines' FORTUNE 500 details, including financial stats and contact information. Next: See the full list: FORTUNE 500 or go to www.fortune500.com Next: See the 2006 FORTUNE 500FORTUNE 1000 Companies in Your State |
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