I'm even more surprised that this comes right after they're announcing all of their "new routes". I've never found this airline since they pulled out of Bellingham, WA and the closest airport was then 2000 miles away from me, but still, this is a sign of the times having three airlines fold within three days of each other.
I just heard on CNN that NWA is freezing hiring new employees, cutting domestic schedules, and adding excess baggage fees. With signals like that, I'm losing faith in the future of NWA, too.