Northwest Orient Airlines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northwest_Orient_Airlines

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:airline
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:SkyTeam
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Northwest_Airlines
gptkbp:callsign	gptkb:NORTHWEST
gptkbp:ceased_operations	2010
gptkbp:fleetSize	320
gptkbp:founded	1926
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Eagan,_Minnesota,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Northwest Orient Airlines
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:NWA NW
gptkbp:mainHub	gptkb:Memphis_International_Airport gptkb:Minneapolis–Saint_Paul_International_Airport gptkb:Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport
gptkbp:majorCity	254
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkbp:notable_for	Transpacific flights First US airline to fly non-stop from US to Japan Major carrier in the Pacific Rim One of the largest US airlines before merger
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:D._B._Cooper_hijacking gptkb:Northwest_Airlines_Flight_253_attempted_bombing gptkb:Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255_crash
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Convair_440 gptkb:Douglas_DC-10 gptkb:Lockheed_L-1049_Super_Constellation gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9 gptkb:Airbus_A320_family gptkb:Boeing_757 gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Convair_580 gptkb:Airbus_A319 gptkb:Airbus_A321 gptkb:Airbus_A330 gptkb:Lockheed_L-749_Constellation gptkb:Douglas_DC-4 gptkb:Martin_4-0-4 gptkb:Boeing_377_Stratocruiser gptkb:Lockheed_L-1649_Starliner gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9-10 gptkb:Douglas_DC-6 gptkb:Douglas_DC-7 gptkb:Lockheed_L-188_Electra gptkb:Boeing_720 gptkb:Boeing_747-200 gptkb:Martin_2-0-2 gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10-30 gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10-40 gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9-30 gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9-40 gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9-50
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Northwest_Airlines_Corporation
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Asia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Caribbean gptkb:Europe gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Middle_East gptkb:Oceania gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkbp:website	www.nwa.com
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kai_Tak_Airport gptkb:D.B._Cooper_case gptkb:Boeing_377_Stratocruiser gptkb:D._B._Cooper_hijacking_(1971)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6