2003 was a year of major changes for Northwest Airlines. Some were forced upon the carrier, including a distant war and a respiratory disease that led many travelers to stay home. Others were part of a conscious effort to adapt to a changed industry, and many analysts say Northwest is now stronger than many of its competitors. Nonetheless, executives are still calling for the one change they say will make all the difference: wage cuts for employees. Minnesota Public Radio's Jeff Horwich reports. (Year-end figures from Northwest show a 240 million dollar profit. Airline officials, though, look at the numbers and see something quite different -- an operating loss of nearly 600 million dollars.