Northwest Airlines Corp fka NWA

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Short interest jumped in shares of airline companies

AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC (AAI.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
DELTA AIR LINES INC (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV.N: Quote, Profile, Research)

Short interest jumped in shares of airline companies as the
companies struggled with soaring fuel prices and worries about a
weaker U.S. economy -- problems which have forced several small
airlines into bankruptcy protection and prompted others to merge.
Short interest was up more than 38 percent in AirTran, up
almost 29 percent in Delta and up over 14 percent in shares of
Southwest.
About 24.6 million AirTran shares, 24.9 million Delta shares
and 34.9 million Southwest shares were held short, representing
about 26.6 percent, 8.5 percent and 5 percent, respectively, of
each company's total shares outstanding.

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0631773420080506?rpc=44