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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP | g20952e10vq.htm |
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP | g20952exv31w1.htm |
Exhibit 31.2
I, Paul Jacobson, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Northwest Airlines Corporation
(Northwest) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of Northwest as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. Northwests other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for Northwest and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to Northwest, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of Northwests disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in Northwests internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during Northwests most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Northwests internal control over
financial reporting; and
5. Northwests other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Northwests auditors and the Audit
Committee of Northwests Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
Northwests ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in Northwests internal control over financial reporting.
Date: October 28, 2009 | /s/ Paul Jacobson | |||
Paul Jacobson | ||||
Senior Vice President & Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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