Northwest Airlines, Inc.

• Northwest began on October 1, 1926, flying mail between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago.
• Passenger service began in 1927.
• On July 15, 1947, Northwest pioneered the Great Circle route to Asia, with service to Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Manila.
• Northwest became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines on October 29, 2008.
• Reservations can be made online through nwa.com Reservations or by calling 1-800-225-2525.

Facilities

• Reservations Centers: Chisholm, Minn.; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Seattle/Tacoma; Sioux City, Iowa; Tampa, Fla.
• Maintenance Bases: Minneapolis/St. Paul; Tokyo
• Pilot Bases: Anchorage; Detroit; Honolulu; Memphis, Tenn.; Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Flight Attendant Bases: In the United States: Boston, Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York Kennedy/La Guardia, San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma. International locations include Bangkok, Thailand; Hong Kong; Manila, Philippines; Osaka, Japan; Beijing; Singapore; Taipei, Taiwan; Tokyo
• In Flight Office: Amsterdam

Fleet

The airline operates a fleet of aircraft including Boeing 747s, and 757s, McDonnell-Douglas DC-9s and Airbus A330s, A320s and A319s. Northwest also is one of the world's largest cargo airlines, operating a dedicated fleet of 14 B747 freighters. It is the only U.S. combination carrier (passenger and cargo service) to operate dedicated 747 freighters.