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Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. [1] The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013.
Delta Air Lines–Northwest Airlines merger. On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement. [1] The merger of the two carriers formed what was then the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The Delta Air Lines brand was retained, while Northwest's brand officially ended in 2010.
This is a list of airlines that have filed for bankruptcy protection via Chapter 7 in the United States. [1][2] Airline. Date Bankruptcy filed. National Florida Airlines [3] December 1, 1983. Excellair. July 7, 1984. Oceanaire Lines. February 10, 1984.
Douglas M. Steenland (born September 17, 1951) [1] is an American former corporate attorney and former airline executive. He had a 17-year career at Northwest Airlines, where he held numerous executive roles, including as president from 2001 through 2008, [2] and president and CEO of Northwest from October 2004 until its merger with Delta Air Lines in October 2008. [3]
From 1989 to 1993, he served as co-chairman of Northwest Airlines. [2] Checchi's critics claim he moved the company near bankruptcy, forced $800 million in union concessions, and worked to gain $837 million in state and local bonds, subsidies and tax credits, while earning $32 million for his outside firm. [ 2 ]
Mesaba (from the Ojibwe language, misaabe: "Soaring Eagle") [4][5] was founded in 1944 by Gordy Newstrom in the Mesabi Range city of Coleraine, Minnesota and started operations in the same year under the name of Mesaba Aviation. It had one airplane, a Piper Cub purchased for $1,300, and it was used to shuttle employees of the Blandin Paper Mill ...
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, whether organized as a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship, and to individuals, although it is most prominently used by corporate entities. [1]
Northwest continued to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta until December 31, 2009, when the Northwest Airlines operating certificate was merged into that of Delta. [36] Delta completed integration with Northwest on January 31, 2010, when their computer reservations system and websites were combined, and the Northwest Airlines brand ...