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When the war ended Northwest lobbied the Civil Aeronautics Board to award the airline rights to fly to the Orient from Alaska. This so-called "great circle" route was actually about two thousand miles shorter than Pan Am's transpacific route. When Congress rejected airline magnate Juan Trippe's proposal to make Pan Am America's international flag carrier, the Civil Aeronautics Board was free to certify Northwest for "great circle" routes to the Orient.
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Northwest is the second carrier to have been identified as secretly passing travelers' records to the government. The airline industry has publicly said it would not cooperate in development of a new government computer passenger screening program because of concerns the project would infringe on customer privacy. But the participation of two airlines in separate programs underscores the industry's clandestine role in government security initiatives.
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Large airlines looking overseas to lift their profits- 8/26 - Star Tribune - International is the stratgey of choice for mainline U.S. carriers like Northwest and Delta. Both are planning route expansion.
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In 2004, the previous record year, the Duluth airport had two scheduled carriers, Northwest Air and American Eagle. The latter folded its Duluth operations after only a six month stay, partly due to fierce competition with Northwest.
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