WASHINGTON -- The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles are grounded indefinitely unless the National Transportation Safety Board grants them a ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Northwest sought $1.1 billion worth of annual cuts from its employees. Last fall, pilots agreed to a 15 percent pay cut worth $300 million when combined with cuts for salaried employees.

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 ...

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. <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.

A look back: All but one passenger killed in Northwest Flight 255 crash 37 years ago (CBS DETROIT) - It has been 37 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit ...