Northwest Airlines is engaged in both the cargo and the passenger transportation services worldwide

Northwest Airlines is counted among those international airlines, which have a long history of their professional career. The airline got its registration in the year 1926, and has an experience of almost half a century on its credit.  At the beginning of its career, the airline was known as Northwest Airways but later on the name was changed into Northwest Airlines. The airline is engaged, like any international airline company of the same structure, with two operational areas. These are passengers’ transportation and cargo lifting. In both the working areas, Northwest Airlines has made its mark. It is known, in the community of international airlines, as one of the very successful airline company. During the span of its professional career, the airline has won many awards and secured distinctions as an airline. Northwest Airlines operates in a wide circle of flight operations across the world, which is hardly comparable to any other international airline company of the world. The total landing places of the airline are 255. At these destinations, Northwest Airlines also carries cargo from various places. The main regions covered by Northwest Airlines are North America, the Asia/Pacific region, and Europe. Its main operational airports include Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, as well as Amsterdam and Tokyo.

Apart from the international destinations, Northwest Airlines is also present for service at all the important domestic places within the United States of America. It operates at domestic and regional level with many affiliated airline companies under various pacts and alliances. The most famous affiliate airline companies are Northwest Airlink, Air France Continental Airlines, Delta, KLM and Korean Air Lines. This collaboration adds strength to Northwest Airlines and widens its operational network. At the moment, the airline has 359 planes in its fleet. The number is enough to help the airline for running an extensive network of destinations. Recently, Northwest Airlines has ordered for 26 new planes to be included in its fleet. The new planes will be equipped with all necessary security arrangements and will have the capacity to entertain all the passengers on board.

The organizational structure of the airline can be imagined by the number of its employees i.e. 34,000 at present. This number is increasing with the passage of time with a growth rate of 13.3%, which manifests the development of the airline as well. According to the latest statistical surveys conducted by independent organizations, Northwest Airlines is earning $2,093.0M per annum as net profit. The volume of sales of the airline company is $12,528.0M and it is increasing at the growth rate of 0.3% yearly. Such developments should be taken as the successes of Northwest Airlines. The graph of its achievements has always been on the rising side. The credit goes to the policy makers of the airline, who concentrate only on thing as their motto that they should be more and more caring and prompt in delivering their services to the international community of travelers. Northwest Airlines accommodates its clients in four passenger classes namely World Business Class, Domestic First Class, International Economy Class, and Domestic Economy Class. Every passenger class has its distinctions. The airline maintains all the international standards of customers’ service during flights. The excellent facilities available with the planes of Northwest Airlines do not let you bored during long flights.