| | Northwest to Accelerate Retirement of DC10 Aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | (Photos: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060628/CGW035 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060526/NWA747400) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060421/NWALOGO) "The retirement of the DC10 is another milestone in the transformation of Northwest," said Phil Haan, executive vice president of international, alliances and information technology and chairman of NWA Cargo. |
 | | A330 More Efficient, Quieter Aircraft than DC10 The A330 provides Northwest with up to 30 percent in fuel savings, lower maintenance costs, and is a much quieter aircraft, than the DC10-30 it replaces. |
 | | DC10 History at Northwest Airlines Northwest began operating the DC10 in 1972, when the first aircraft from an order placed in 1968 for new 22 aircraft arrived. |
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