Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlines Corporation (NWA Corp), through its principal subsidiary, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest), operates passenger and cargo airlines worldwide. Northwest directly serves approximately 239 cities in 21 countries principally in North America, Asia, and Europe. It operates hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Memphis; a Pacific route system with a hub in Tokyo; and a transatlantic joint venture with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM), which operates through a hub in Amsterdam. Northwest has domestic and international alliance with Continental Airlines, Inc. and Delta Air Lines, Inc.; and membership in SkyTeam, a global airline alliance with KLM, Continental, Delta, Air France, Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Alitalia, China Southern, CSA Czech Airlines, and Korean Air. In addition, it engages in cargo business that operates a dedicated freighter fleet of aircraft through hubs in Anchorage and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2007, Northwest operated a fleet of 356 aircraft. NWA Corp, through its subsidiary, MLT, Inc. develops and markets Worry-Free Vacations that include air transportation, hotel accommodations, and car rentals; and markets and supports Northwest's WorldVacations travel packages to destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Eagan, Minnesota. As of October 29, 2008, Northwest Airlines Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc.