Northwest Orient Boeing 727-200 N251US
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Boeing 727-200 Northwest Orient Airlines
Registration: N251US
Type: 727-251
Engines: 3 × PW JT8D-7B
Serial Number: 19970
First flight: Nov 10, 1968
Northwest Airlines Corp. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines, Inc. by a merger. Northwest was headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. In addition to operating one of the largest domestic route networks in the U.S., Northwest carried more passengers across the Pacific Ocean (5.1 million in 2004) than any other U.S. carrier, and carried more domestic air cargo than any other American passenger airline. With transpacific flights established, Northwest began branding as Northwest Orient Airlines, although its registered corporate name remained "Northwest Airlines."