Tag Archives: Northwest Airlines

Kalitta Air acquires the 12 ex-Northwest Boeing 747-200Fs from Delta

Kalitta Air (2nd) (Ypsilanti) has acquired the retired fleet of 12 ex-Northwest Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-200F freighters from Delta Air Lines.

Copyright Photo: Roy Lock. Boeing 747-222B (SF) N645NW (msn 23736) of Northwest Airlines taxies to the cargo parking spot at Los Angeles before the merger.

Northwest Airlines agrees to price fixing

Northwest Airlines-NWA (Minneapolis/St. Paul), now merged into Delta Air Lines (Atlanta), has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $38 million fine for conspiring to fix cargo prices according to this report by Reuters.

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Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Now gone, NWA Cargo’s Boeing 747-251B (F) N632NW (msn 23112) climbs gracefully at Anchorage.

The FAA proposes a $1.45 million fine against Northwest (now Delta)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Washington) has proposed a $1.45 million fine against Northwest Airlines-NWA (now Delta Air Lines) for allegedly flying its Boeing 757-200s without the proper maintenance inspections. The alleged violations occurred between 2005 and 2008 when Northwest was still an independent airline.

Read the full report in Reuters:

www.reuters.com/article/idCNN2325436320100323?rpc=44


The official end of Northwest Airlines (1926 – 2009)

Northwest Airlines-NWA (Minneapolis/St. Paul) officially ended as an airline yesterday (December 31, 2009) when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the merger of the NW Part 121 Air Operators Certificate (AOC) into a single Part 121 AOC for Delta Air Lines, now the world’s largest airline. This ends the history of the airline which started as Northwest Airways on October 1, 1926. The company became Northwest Airlines in 1934.

Ironically the “new” Delta Air Lines is really being managed by a large number of former Northwest executives. In reality the merger was NW taking over DL and keeping the DL brand (like America West and US Airways).

News link:

atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/12/28/daily28.html?page=1

Copyright Photo: Steve Hill (Bruce Drum Collection)

U.S. imposes tighter security rules

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (Washington) has imposed even tighter security regulations, especially for international arriving flights as it attempts to learn how a 23-year old Nigerian man was permitted to enter the country while trying to blow up the Northwest Airlines (now in Delta colors) Airbus A330-323X N820NW (msn 859) while on approach at Detroit. Carry-on luggage is being limited to one item and lines at security checkpoints are expected to be long at most U.S. airports.

News link:

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091227/ap_on_re_us/us_airliner_attack

Nigerian man tried to blow up Northwest flight 253

Northwest Airlines-NWA’s (subsidiary of Delta Air Lines) (Minneapolis/St. Paul) flight NW 253 was far from usually slow Christmas flight yesterday (December 25) as the crew of Airbus A330-323X N820NW (msn 859) attempted to land at the Detroit hub.

According to the AP, “A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up aย Northwest Airlines planeย Friday as it was preparing to land inย Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passengers and federal officials said.

Flight 253 with 278 passengers and 11 crew members aboard was about 20 minutes from the airport when passengers heard popping noises, witnesses said. At least one person climbed over others and jumped on the man. Shortly afterward, the suspect was taken to the front of the plane with his pants cut off and his legs burned, a passenger said.ย Law enforcement officialsย said the burns indicated the explosive was strapped to his legs.

One U.S. intelligence official said the explosive device was a mix of powder and liquid. It failed when the passenger tried to detonate it.”

Here is the full news report:

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091226/ap_on_re_us/us_airliner_disturbance

Here is the statement from Delta:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Delta-Air-Lines-Issues-prnews-4002625269.html?x=0&.v=1

Northwest Airlines retires the last Boeing 747-200F (updated)

Northwest Airlines-NWA (subsidiary of Delta Air Lines) (Minneapolis/St. Paul) operated the last of its Boeing 747-200 freighter flights on revenue flights on Saturday (December 19) as two of the giant aircraft touched down in Chicago and Los Angeles carrying full loads of cargo. Northwest flight NW 908 (with N632NW) departed Osaka and arrived in Chicago (ORD) with 73 tons of cargo, an 89 percent load factor (the last revenue flight). Northwest flight NW 906 (with N639US) departed Shanghai and arrived in Los Angeles (LAX) with 81 tons of cargo, a 99% load factor. Delta has parked its 10 wholly- owned Northwest 747-200 freighters, where they will remain in long-term storage. Two other 747s were returned recently to a leasing agent.

The pictured Boeing 747-251B N632NW (msn 23112) had the honor of operating the last revenue flight (flight NW 908). ย Here is a disposition of each aircraft and the total hours:

N623US (21705) F9860-25NOV09 MSP-MZJ 103117HRS TOTAL TIME, 18171 CYCLES

N624US (21706) F9860-27NOV09 COS-MZJ 106418HRS TOTAL TIME, 19109 CYCLES

N631NW (23111) F9860-26DEC09 LAX-MZJย  92246HRS TOTAL TIME, 14118 CYCLES

N632NW (23112) F9861-28DEC09 ORD-MZJย  93928HRS TOTAL TIME, 14625 CYCLES

N639US (23887) F9862-26DEC09 LAX-VCVย ย  80975HRS TOTAL TIME, 17442 CYCLES

N640US (23888) F9874-21NOV09 LAX-MZJย ย  80466HRS TOTAL TIME, 17267 CYCLES

N643NW (22245) F9860-29DEC09 ORD-ARGย 97392HRS TOTAL TIME, 22176 CYCLES

N644NW (24177) F9861-26DEC09 ORD-MZJย  76406HRS TOTAL TIME, 14122 CYCLES

MZJ-MARANA, AZ

VCV-VICTORVILLE, CA

ARG-WALNUT RIDGE, AR


Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.

Wayward pilots’ licenses revoked

Federal Aviation Administration-FAA (Washington) has revoked the pilot licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew their destination. The FAA used strong language in condemning the actions of the two pilots. The FAA stated they operated the aircraft in a “wreckless manner” and a “total dereliction” of their duties. The pilots can appeal the decision.

News link:

www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN2726546520091027?rpc=44

Wayward NW pilots: “working on our laptops”

Northwest Airlines-NWA’s (subsidiary of Delta Air Lines) (Minneapolis/St. Paul) pilots have reportedly told the NTSB they got “distracted” and lost situational awareness and were checking out crew schedules on their laptops in the cockpit!

News link:

news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20091026/ap_tr_ge/

us_travel_brief_northwest_flight_overflown

Delta Air Lines has also issued the following statement:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Delta-Air-Lines-Issues-prnews-1760672370.html?x=0&.v=1

Northwest pilot: “Nobody was asleep”

News link:

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33436497/ns/us_news-life/

Flight path of NW 188 from Flightwise.com:

flightwise.com/track/35649460