By 1980, Northwest has started to swap in the newer, more-capable 747-200 (as well as a handful of all-cargo models), and would later go on to be the launch customer for the extended 747-400 – which we’ll cover in a separate entry.

Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in the United States to Narita International Airport in Japan.

Boeing’s steady improvement of the 747 jumbo jet through the 1970s, and Pratt & Whitney’s refinement of their JT9D turbofan, gave better and better range, reliability, and uplift capability.

26 air-lines who had purchased or were negotiating purchase of the 747 sent a uniformed stewardess representative to the event. I received much attention, one might call it notoriety, for my uniform. Though it was only one day before we were to change into our fall/winter uniform in classic navy, white and red I was

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May 8, 1977 (): Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 747 en route from Tokyo to Honolulu, was hijacked by a passenger who held a razor to a flight attendant's throat and demanded to be flown to Moscow.

Northwest was one of only two passenger airlines in the United States to fly the Boeing 747-400, with the only other one being United Airlines. One Boeing 747-400 originally destined to fly for Northwest Airlines was sold to United Airlines which was …

Hola > Northwest Airlines > Boeing 747-200. The following seat map represents the Boeing 747-200's 18F 80J 284M cabin configuration dated 1989, the same year Northwest Airlines unveiled the Landor Associates designed "Bowling Shoe" livery complete with new logo.

Feb 28, 2024 · This includes a scale model of every airliner Northwest ever flew, including the diminutive propeller-driven Douglas DC-3 (21 passengers) on up to the magnificent Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet (369 passengers).

Mar 3, 2023 · Post-merger Northwest is adding trans-Pacific routes at a steady pace, while the Atlantic side has slimmed down and largely transitioned to DC-10 equipment. Los Angeles has 747 nonstops to Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, and Taipei, and the Seoul hub is …