Don Wilkinson, sales manager for Northwest Orient Airlines who was on board the Boeing 747 jetliner inbound from Hawaii, said the nine-hour flight from Hilo was “on time and uneventful — excep ...

For this reason, Northwest Airlines became Northwest Orient Airlines in 1947 ... flying the 707, then later the 747 and DC-10 across the vast distances of the Pacific. Northwest even set up a domestic ...

He soon took a Job with Northwest Orient Airlines and did the hard work of loading and unloading luggage on Boeing 747’s in the cold Alaskan air and once again quickly became known amongst his ...

It rebrands itself as Northwest Orient Airlines. 1960 Moves into new headquarters at Wold-Chamberlain Field (now Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport). 1970 Introduces the Boeing 747 jumbo ...

The DC-10 came about after a request from American Airlines (AA) in 1966 for an aircraft smaller ... the Series 20 but was renamed after a request from launch customer Northwest Orient (NW). McD first ...

China Airlines has sold two Boeing 747-400 freighters to South Korean operator Asiana Airlines. The deal, brokered by Aviation Management Solutions, is valued at more than W69.6 billion ($51 ...

Philip joined pilot training at Northwest Orient Airlines in January 1966. In the years that followed, his logbook would show he flew First Officer and Second Officer on the B-707, and Captain on the ...

In the 1970s, he again set the pace with the wide-body Boeing 747. Pan Am struggled after Trippe retired ... Howard Hughes changed the airline's name to Trans World Airlines (TWA). Northwest Orient ...

The video by JW Aviation on YouTube was uploaded two months ago and shows what is supposed to be the last Northwest Airlines Boeing 747. Along with the video, there are some fun facts about the plane ...

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will target developing nonstop air service between Harry Reid International Airport and Tokyo when representatives meet with airline executives at ...