As pilot speaks, FAA says "emergency suspension or revocation" is possible. Oct. 23, 2009— -- One of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who were out of contact with air traffic controllers for ...

Northwest Airlines moved operations into new headquarters at Wold-Chamberlain Field (formerly Speedway, later Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport) in 1961. It introduced flights to California.

Two pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight Wednesday were apparently so distracted that they missed their airport and kept flying for 150 miles before landing the plane and its 147 passengers safely.

Northwest Airlines Corp. <NWACQ.PK> filed a plan to exit bankruptcy as an independent company on Friday, aiming to give fresh stock to some creditors and raise capital from investors, including ...

Northwest Airlines Corp. said it expects to reduce mainline flying by as much as 9.5 percent compared with a year ago. Domestic flying, including regional carriers, is slated to go down by 7 ...

Flight attendants at Northwest Airlines Corp. rejected a contract yesterday that would have cut their pay and benefits by more than 20 percent, moving a step closer to a strike. Northwest, which ...

In the past four years, Northwest Airlines has been plagued by accidents with its 36-passenger Martin 202s. During 1950, when three 2025 crashed (and a DC-4 plunged into Lake Michigan, killing 55 ...

ST. PAUL, MINN. - In a move aimed at helping it cope with its underfunded pension plans, Northwest Airlines is freezing the plan that covers some 3,300 salaried employees. With the freeze ...

What Happened In The Wake Of The Merger Announcement? On April 14, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced that they would be merging to create the world’s largest airline. The ...

Northwest Airlines Corp. <NWA.N> exited bankruptcy on Thursday, marking the end of a 20-month Chapter 11 reorganization and the first time in almost five years that no major U.S. airline is bankrupt.