Comments on: Northwest Becomes Delta: Part Two http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/ Aviation buzz and bold opinion Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-60722 Eric Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:02:30 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/#comment-60722 Hey dont forget the Pan Am transatlantic routes Delta got. Hey dont forget the Pan Am transatlantic routes Delta got.

]]> By: Tim Miller http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-59832 Tim Miller Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:13:06 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/#comment-59832 Do not forget that North Central started out as Wisconsin Central. I was just looking at my R.E.G. Davies Delta history book and I remember seeing in the Western linage section National Parks Airways, one in Alaska and a few in California. Short term memory I forget the names! I think T.A.T. also was a root for Western into Delta. I really hope that Northwest's history museum will merge into Delta's. It should. Delta seems to care about its history a lot also. Do not forget that North Central started out as Wisconsin Central. I was just looking at my R.E.G. Davies Delta history book and I remember seeing in the Western linage section National Parks Airways, one in Alaska and a few in California. Short term memory I forget the names! I think T.A.T. also was a root for Western into Delta. I really hope that Northwest’s history museum will merge into Delta’s. It should. Delta seems to care about its history a lot also.

]]> By: Bill http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-57202 Bill Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:25:21 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/#comment-57202 The core of both companies goes back to the 1920's. While Northwest had not been involved in merger before the 1986 merger with Republic. Republic was the product of several combinations over the years. Southern and North Central Airlines merged to form Republic Airlines. Pacific Airlines, Bonanza Airlines, and West Coast Airlines merged to form Hughes Airwest, which was purchased by Republic. Northwest purchased Republic. Delta started out as Huff Daland Dusters, acquired Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1953, then Northeast in '72, Western in '87, parts of Pan Am in 91. I may have left some parts out, but that's a good start for a blog comment anyway. As far as "grabbing all the logos," that's going to be bigger collection. Northwest itself has had at least 10. That's not counting the other airlines that made it up and all the changes in logos they had over the years. Same for DAL. The core of both companies goes back to the 1920′s.
While Northwest had not been involved in merger before the 1986 merger with Republic. Republic was the product of several combinations over the years.
Southern and North Central Airlines merged to form Republic Airlines.
Pacific Airlines, Bonanza Airlines, and West Coast Airlines merged to form Hughes Airwest, which was purchased by Republic.
Northwest purchased Republic.

Delta started out as Huff Daland Dusters, acquired Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1953, then Northeast in ’72, Western in ’87, parts of Pan Am in 91.

I may have left some parts out, but that’s a good start for a blog comment anyway.

As far as “grabbing all the logos,” that’s going to be bigger collection. Northwest itself has had at least 10. That’s not counting the other airlines that made it up and all the changes in logos they had over the years. Same for DAL.

]]> By: Rob Mark http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-57199 Rob Mark Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:08:12 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/#comment-57199 Just what we needed ... one guy with all the answers. Well so much for my clear attempt to build traffic on the site by stirring up a little contest. But now for a logo or two. Just what we needed … one guy with all the answers.

Well so much for my clear attempt to build traffic on the site by stirring up a little contest.

But now for a logo or two.

]]> By: Brian Lusk http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-57184 Brian Lusk Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:42:52 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2009/01/northwest-becomes-delta-part-two/#comment-57184 Robert, Don't forget Hughes Air West. It was originally just Air West and was an early 70s merger of Bonanza, Pacific, and West Coast Airlines. Pacific began with the name Southwest Airways (no relation to Southwest Airlines.) Howard Hughes bought the airline and painted all the aircraft bright yellow. It merged into Republic before the Northwest merger. As to Delta, it consists of Western, Northeast (another Howard Hughes operation), and Chicago and Southern. Western acquired the Alaskan airline, Pacific Northern, in the 1960s, including some Constellations that had originally belonged to Delta. There are also the Pan Am European operations from 1991. Robert,
Don’t forget Hughes Air West. It was originally just Air West and was an early 70s merger of Bonanza, Pacific, and West Coast Airlines. Pacific began with the name Southwest Airways (no relation to Southwest Airlines.) Howard Hughes bought the airline and painted all the aircraft bright yellow. It merged into Republic before the Northwest merger.

As to Delta, it consists of Western, Northeast (another Howard Hughes operation), and Chicago and Southern. Western acquired the Alaskan airline, Pacific Northern, in the 1960s, including some Constellations that had originally belonged to Delta. There are also the Pan Am European operations from 1991.

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