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Northwest Airline. Van Nguyen IT 3700. Northwest Historical Timeline. 1926 – Northwest Airways takes to the sky. 1938 – Northwest develops the first practical aviation oxygen mask. 1948 – The “Red Tail” is painted on all Northwest aircraft for the first time and creating a trade mark.
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Northwest Airline Van Nguyen IT 3700
Northwest Historical Timeline • 1926 – Northwest Airways takes to the sky. • 1938 – Northwest develops the first practical aviation oxygen mask. • 1948 – The “Red Tail” is painted on all Northwest aircraft for the first time and creating a trade mark. • 1955 – Northwest voluntary becomes the first airline to operate without government subsidy on Trans-Pacific and United States-Alaska routes. • 1960 – Northwest begins “fastest U.S. jet service to Asia” with Douglas DC8 aircraft. • 1971 – Northwest is honored for noise abatement leadership by national Organization. • 1976 – Northwest is the first airline approved by FAA to install coordinated flight crew training. • 1988 – Northwest is bans smoking in all North America flights, the first major U.S. airline to do so. • 1991 – Northwest and KLM Royal Dutch Airline launch their first joint service.
Business of Operation • The parent company of Northwest Airlines, Inc. • Generates more than 95 percent of the Northwest Airlines Corporation’s operating revenues • Totaling more than $11 billion in 2000 • Its stock is traded under the symbol NWAC on the NASDAQ National Market System • The principal subsidiaries of Northwest Airlines Corporation include: Northwest Airlines, Inc., Express Airlines I, Inc., MTL, Inc., Northwest PARS, Inc.
Northwest Services • E-Services • Ticket Services • Self Services Check-In • Travel Products • Onboard Services • Luggage Tracking • Shop Northwest
Competitors • United Airline • American Airline • US Airway • Continental Airline • Delta Airline