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, ...

KALAMAZOO, MI – As the search continues for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the missing plane has focused international attention on a different flight that seemingly vanished: Northwest Orient ...

In June 1989, Wings Holdings (later Northwest Airlines Corporation) acquired NWA Inc. at a cost of approximately $3.5 billion. Struggling with debt from the buyout, Northwest sought financial aid ...

Northwest Orient Airlines menu, c.1970. The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ended government control of airlines. Northwest continued to thrive in the more competitive market.

It's been more than six decades since a Northwest Orient Airlines plane crashed into a Minneapolis home, killing two children inside and all 13 people on board.