Northwest Airlines, Inc.

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.