Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlines is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. It is a major US airline and is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota. As of 2006, Northwest was the sixth biggest airline in domestic and global booked passenger miles flown and the U.S.'s 6th biggest airline vis domestic passenger miles flown. As well as operating one of the biggest domestic route networks in the U.S, Northwest carries more passengers across the Pacific Sea ( 5.1 million in 2004 ) than any other US carrier, and carries more domestic air load than any other US passenger airline. It's the only US mixture carrier ( passenger and load service ) operating dedicated Boeing 747 freighters.

Northwest Airlines has international flights departing from:
Sydney

Northwest Airlines flys to:
Amsterdam, Bangkok, Mumbai, Boston, Paris, Cancun, Denver, Dallas Fort Worth, Rome, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Washington DC, Seoul, New York, Johannesburg, Osaka, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, London, Orlando, Miami, Manila, Nagoya, Tokyo, Chicago, Portland, Beijing, Shanghai, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, St Louis, Taipei, Vancouver, Toronto

What people are saying about northwest airlines right now:

Hawaiian appoints Strauss as managing director of cargo - Hawaii 24/7 (press release)

He also has extensive commercial airline experience in both global sales and operations with Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines as a vice president and managing director. Strauss has worked with thirteen international airlines, including China's ...

Twitter: From user 'WendyNorris'

RT @dan_roam: It's hard to come up with a better example of entropy than Delta Airlines boarding process. | I *really* miss Northwest.

Twitter: From user 'ArleneHeed'

@aydinstone @arleneheed Yes & No; my father was only in the American Air Force for 4 years but then worked for KLM & NorthWest Airlines.

Delta Air Lines closing SeaTac sales and call center - TheNewsTribune.com (blog)

The airline said those who don't land other jobs at the Atlanta-based airline will receive severance and benefit packages. Delta and Northwest Airlines merged in 2008. The combined carrier has been working since then to eliminate redundancies and cut ...

Airlines for America (A4A) Lauds the Formation of Midwest Aviation Sustainable ... - Environmental Expert (press release)

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PR Newswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, today commended the formation of the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI) to accelerate the ...

Delta plans to lease Boeing 717s that Southwest acquired in AirTran merger - Tulsa World

They'll also replace the DC-9s that Delta got when it bought Northwest Airlines. Those planes were similar in size to the Boeing 717, but they are getting close to retirement age. Planes in that size are often used for domestic flying on routes that ...

Delta to lease 717s Southwest acquired in AirTran merger - Orlando Business Journal

Delta would use the 117-seat planes to replace 50-seat regional jets and the DC-9s the airline got when it bought Northwest, The AP said. Southwest (NYSE: LUV) is the largest commercial carrier at Orlando International Airport , while Delta is the ...

Silver Airways will provide commercial air service to Shoals - Birmingham Business Journal

According to the Times Daily, Silver was one of two airlines that submitted proposals to provide commercial air service at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport. Silver will fly 12 non-stop flights per week to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...

Delta Airlines closing SeaTac call center - The Seattle Times

(May 23, 2012, by nearorfar) MORE Of course the two res centers they're closing are former Northwest offices. Also... (May 23, 2012, by ImagineThat) MORE A Delta Airlines call center near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will close Sept.

Delta to take Southwest's 717s - Pioneer Press

By JOSHUA FREED AP Airlines Writer MINNEAPOLIS—Delta Air Lines plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines didn't want anymore. Delta said it will start leasing the 717s next year as long as its pilots approve a ...