A mysterious hijacker 'DB Cooper' held the Northwest Orient Airlines flight 53 years ago for $200,000 ransom, and parachuted out of the aircraft, never to be seen again. Now, the parachute used by ...

It adopted the name “Northwest Orient” for advertising purposes. The airline’s Asian connections proved useful in 1950 when the U.S. government chose the airline for the Korean Air Lift mission.

On the night before Thanksgiving in 1971, Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 - a Boeing 727 owned and operated by Northwest Orient Airlines - while it was flying from Portland ...

The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231 took the lives of Capt. John Lagorio, 35, of Edina, Minnesota, First Officer Walter Zadra, 32, and Second Officer James Cox, 33, both of Seattle.

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 was a DC-4 prop-liner that flew daily transcontinental routes connecting the east coast of New York City to the far west coast of Seattle, Washington when it ...

1984 After a 35-year hiatus, Northwest resumes service to China. 1984 Northwest and Mesaba Airlines announce a regional airline marketing partnership, the first Northwest Airlink agreement.

Object Details Author Jones, Geoff 1949- Subject Northwest Airlines Corporation History Contents Northwest Airways -- Northwest during World War II -- Air services to the Orient and the 1950s -- ...

April 19, 2008 at 4:00 AM Share Share this article By Heather J. Carlson Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN ...