Northwest Orient Airlines
Organization
Historical Note
Northwest Airlines (also known as: Northwest Orient Airlines; NWA Inc. Northwest Airlines Corp. and often abbreviated as NWA) was a major United States-based airline founded in 1926. It was absorbed into Delta Air Lines, Inc. by a merger in 2008. The airline was referred to as Northwest Orient Airlines between 1947 and 1986. The word 'Orient' was used after the airlines expanded their route map to include flights to Asia, and was taken back out of the name after the 1986 merger with Republic Airlines.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Norman Damborg Lockheed and Northwest Airlines Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1984-12-28-B
Contents of the Collection
The collection is comprised of Northwest Airlines and Northwest Orient Airlines promotional material highlighting Lockheed aircraft. A Lockheed-Northwest Sales Development Material kit includes three lithographs and a photograph of Lockheed military and commercial aircraft. The collection also includes a Northwest Orient Airlines in-flight entertainment booklet containing puzzles and trivia about the Lockheed Super Constellation.