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Before its merger with Delta, Northwest was the world's sixth-largest airline in terms of domestic and international scheduled passenger miles flown and the US's sixth-largest airline in terms of domestic passenger miles flown. [4]
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A Northwest Airlines Airbus A320. Northwest Airlines was a major United States airline which existed from 1926 until 2010, when it merged with Delta Air Lines and became part of Delta Air Lines fleet. At the time of the merger it had a total of 309 aircraft.
Mar 16, 2024 · The merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, which was announced on April 15th, 2008, forever changed the landscape of the American commercial aviation industry. When it took place, the merger created what was, at that point, the world's largest commercial airline, with the new carrier operating a collective 786 aircraft.
Aug 31, 2020 · The Delta Air Lines that is recognized across the world today came about in 2008 when Delta and Northwest announced plans to merge. In December 2009, Delta and Northwest's operating certificates were combined, and the carriers officially became one big airline. It has been almost 11 years since that merger.
Our work is to tell these stories, personal and global, examining and celebrating the impact of commercial aviation, and the legacy of Northwest Airlines and its family tree in particular.
On April 14, 2008, both Delta and Northwest Airlines announced that they would merge to create the world's largest airline under the Delta name. The Atlanta-based combined airline will have $17.7 billion enterprise value.
