The 1987 Northwest Airlines flight 255 plane crash. In Michigan, on Aug. 15, 1987, a Northwest Airlines passenger plane crashed in Romulus, Michigan, ...

Oct. 22, 2009— -- 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 ...

Oct. 23, 2009— -- One of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who were out of contact with air traffic controllers for more than an hour Wednesday while they overshot their destination denies ...

FILE - Flowers and pictures are shown at the memorial in Romulus, Mich., to mark the 25th anniversary of the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Aug. 16, 2012.

MINNEAPOLIS — Northwest Airlines flight attendants voted to switch unions on Thursday, just as talks with the airline enter what could be their final days.