Northwest Air Lines

For instance, when Delta Air Lines merged with unionized Northwest Airlines in 2008, they spent $55 million on their anti-union campaign. Additionally, Mike Campbell, the previous vice president of Human Resources for Delta Air Lines, went on to co-found the anti-union law firm Ford & Harrison LLP.

Associated Press Travelers walking into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Tuesday saw the Delta Air Lines name splashed across a terminal that was once dominated by Northwest Airlines. Here, Shannon King (left) and Brian Vosberg carry a new Delta sign to a ticket counter Monday.

In 2008, the Atlanta-based airline merged with Eagan-based Northwest Airlines. Delta remained headquartered in Atlanta but the combined carrier continued to operate a hub at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. “Delta, you can always come home,” Bakk said. “As the former home of Northwest ...

Gallaher, Hanlon's friend of more than 30 years, was a first officer on the first 747-400 delivered to Northwest Airlines in 1989. Gallaher made the first commercial landing of the 747-400 when it arrived at the airline's then-headquarters in Minneapolis after delivery from Boeing. “He had the first landing and ...

14, 1988: Northwest Airlines announces that it will no longer fly in and out of Erie International Airport, effective March 1. The good news is that a commuter airline will pick up its three flights daily between Erie and Detroit. One snag: The local airport authority recently awarded tentative contracts to build a ...

Northwest Airlines has been relegated to the ash heap of history, but it made a bit of a proud return to the nation's consciousness on Sunday when Norman Lyle Prouse told his story to CBS' Sunday Morning. Prouse was one of three pilots who flew a DC-9 from Fargo to Minneapolis while drunk; the three ...

If you're interested in exploring the 84-year history of Northwest Airlines Corp., you have a new destination. The Northwest Airlines History Center relocated in September to 1,300 square feet on the third floor of the Crowne Plaza Aire hotel in Bloomington, a short drive or train ride from Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

Bill then worked for Northwest Airline, which later became Delta Airlines. At the time of Bill's passing he was a 1st officer for Delta Airlines. Bill loved music and guitar playing, Cuban cigars, traveling the world, entertaining family and friends, and sharing his chicken wings. Bill was always the life of the party ...