A Northwest Airlines commuter flight from Minneapolis to Bismarck was diverted to Fargo on Tuesday afternoon because of mechanical concerns. The Mesaba flight, with 47 passengers aboard the ...

Northwest’s WorldPerks loyalty program was fully merged into Delta SkyMiles on October 1, 2009. Before merging with Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines operated an exclusive American-made fleet.

AmericanConnection will replace Northwest Airlink, which carried nearly 11,000 passengers during the first seven months of this year. Northwest will cease two daily flights to Detroit on Dec. 18.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- Northwest Airlines said it will eliminate passenger service from Rockford to Detroit as of June 1 because it's no longer profitable to operate the commuter route.