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Northwest
and Northwest Airlink together operate over 1,500 flights
to more than
750 destinations worldwide.
* Northwest began on October 1, 1926, flying mail between
Minneapolis/St.
Paul and Chicago.
* Passenger service began in 1927.
* On July 15, 1947, Northwest pioneered the Great Circle route
to Asia, with
service to Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Manila.
* Northwest operates more than 200 nonstop flights between
the United States
and Asia each week.
Service
Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline,
and together with its
global travel partners serves over 750 destinations in 120
countries on 6
continents.
* The U.S. system spans 49 states and the District of Columbia.
* Reservations can be made online through nwa.com Reservations
or by calling
1-800-225-2525.
Hub Cities
Amsterdam, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Tokyo.
Facilities
*
World Headquarters:
Minneapolis/St. Paul
* Reservations Centers:
Baltimore, Chisholm, MN, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle/Tacoma,
Tampa
* Maintenance Bases:
Duluth, MN, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Tokyo
* Pilot Bases:
Anchorage, Detroit, Honolulu, Memphis and Minneapolis/St.
Paul
* Flight Attendant Bases:
* In the United States: Boston, Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Memphis,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York Kennedy/La Guardia, San Francisco
and Seattle/Tacoma. International location include and Tokyo
In Flight Office: Amsterdam
Employees
About 40,000 worldwide.
Route
Strengths
Northwest strengthened its U.S. route system by acquiring
Republic Airlines in
1986, gaining hubs in Detroit and Memphis. In 1993, Northwest
and KLM Royal
Dutch Airlines formed a unique alliance offering convenient
and seamless service
between the United States and cities around the world. In
1996, Northwest and
Continental Airlines announced an alliance improving consumer
travel options and
delivering a wider range of benefits to millions of air travelers
in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Northwest also has marketing
affiliations with several regional airlines, operating as
Northwest Airlink, that offer dozens of connecting flights
daily.
Fleet
The airline operates a fleet of more than 400 aircraft including
Boeing 747s,
and 757s, McDonnell-Douglas DC-9s and DC-10s and Airbus A330s,
A320s and A319s. Northwest also is one of the world's largest
cargo airlines, operating a
dedicated fleet of 12 B747 freighters.
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