By TOM DAYKIN Starting Wednesday, Midwest Connect customers will be flying on new aircraft that come with badly needed cash for the airline's corporate parent.

By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jul. 31--Midwest Airlines Inc.'s flight attendants union will have no further discussions with company executives about possible wage concessions unless Midwest agrees to a major change in its bargaining stance, the union's president said Wednesday.

By TOM DAYKIN Midwest Airlines Inc.'s flight attendants would earn less than their counterparts at the affiliated Midwest Connect regional carrier if the airline enacts proposed wage cuts that it says are needed to help avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

By TOM DAYKIN Oak Creek-based Midwest Airlines Inc., facing record prices for jet fuel, is working on a comprehensive restructuring plan that could result in additional service and job cuts.

By TOM DAYKIN Midwest Airlines Inc.'s union pilots are concerned about the company's possible sale as the result of a pending corporate merger, and they've been lobbying members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation to protect the airline.