It was also the final U.S. passenger airline to have a focused cargo fleet and cargo-only routes. The Northwest fleet was integrated into Delta's fleet on December 31, 2009.The price from the buyout was so great that in 1993, following various a long time of losses resulting from industry overcapacity and also a traffic downturn next the Gulf War,

This partnership eventually turned the Wings Alliance, nevertheless the alliance under no circumstances grew further than the two airlines. Northwest progressively pulled out of its slight European Locations and focused on domestic and Asian markets.A recurring situation in Northwest's heritage was its troubled labor relations. In 1998, Northwest w