Northwest

No longer operating — ceased in 2010. Reviews below are kept as a record.

NW· NWA· NORTHWEST· Eagan· Flying since 1926· North America· Official site

Northwest Airlines was a trunk carrier and a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013.

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Figures dated Apr 4, 2004 – Feb 17, 2005Published in USD, not converted

Recruitment

Northwest are not accepting pilot applications or revisions at the moment. as of Feb 17, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
$9
Bottom of scale · per hour
“DC9 $175/hr, yr1 up to 747-400 $251/hr, yr1”
as of Apr 4, 2004 · 22 yrs old
First Officer
$40per hour$9period not stated
Bottom to top of scale
“All SO and FO pay is $40/hr in the first year. FO DC9 $88, yr12 up to FO 747-400 $126, yr12”
“FO DC9 $130, yr12 up to FO 747-400 $186, yr12”
as of Apr 4, 2004 · 22 yrs old
Second Officer
$40$10
Bottom to top of scale · per hour
“All SO and FO pay is $40/hr in the first year. SO DC10 $95/hr, yr2 up to SO 747-200 $101/hr, yr2”
“SO DC10 $147/hr, yr12 up to SO 747-200 $157/hr, yr12”
as of Apr 4, 2004 · 22 yrs old

Payscale by year of service

Captain · 747 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $203
Year 2: $204
Year 3: $206
Year 4: $208
Year 5: $209
Year 6: $211
Year 7: $213
Year 8: $214
Year 9: $216
Year 10: $218
Year 11: $219
Year 12: $221

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Captain · 747-400 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $213
Year 2: $215
Year 3: $217
Year 4: $218
Year 5: $220
Year 6: $222
Year 7: $223
Year 8: $225
Year 9: $227
Year 10: $229
Year 11: $230
Year 12: $232

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Captain · 757 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $172
Year 2: $173
Year 3: $174
Year 4: $176
Year 5: $177
Year 6: $179
Year 7: $180
Year 8: $181
Year 9: $183
Year 10: $184
Year 11: $186
Year 12: $187

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Captain · A320 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $165
Year 2: $166
Year 3: $168
Year 4: $169
Year 5: $171
Year 6: $172
Year 7: $173
Year 8: $175
Year 9: $176
Year 10: $177
Year 11: $179
Year 12: $180

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Captain · DC10 A330 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $191
Year 2: $192
Year 3: $194
Year 4: $196
Year 5: $197
Year 6: $199
Year 7: $200
Year 8: $202
Year 9: $203
Year 10: $205
Year 11: $206
Year 12: $209

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Captain · DC9 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $149
Year 2: $150
Year 3: $152
Year 4: $153
Year 5: $154
Year 6: $155
Year 7: $156
Year 8: $158
Year 9: $159
Year 10: $160
Year 11: $161
Year 12: $163

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · 747 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $102
Year 3: $124
Year 4: $127
Year 5: $130
Year 6: $133
Year 7: $136
Year 8: $139
Year 9: $144
Year 10: $147
Year 11: $149
Year 12: $150

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · 747-400 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $107
Year 3: $130
Year 4: $133
Year 5: $136
Year 6: $140
Year 7: $143
Year 8: $146
Year 9: $151
Year 10: $154
Year 11: $157
Year 12: $158

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · 757 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $86
Year 3: $105
Year 4: $107
Year 5: $110
Year 6: $112
Year 7: $115
Year 8: $118
Year 9: $122
Year 10: $124
Year 11: $126
Year 12: $127

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · A320 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $83
Year 3: $101
Year 4: $103
Year 5: $106
Year 6: $108
Year 7: $111
Year 8: $113
Year 9: $117
Year 10: $120
Year 11: $121
Year 12: $122

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · DC10 A330 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $96
Year 3: $116
Year 4: $119
Year 5: $122
Year 6: $125
Year 7: $128
Year 8: $131
Year 9: $135
Year 10: $138
Year 11: $140
Year 12: $141

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

First Officer · DC9 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $75
Year 3: $91
Year 4: $93
Year 5: $95
Year 6: $98
Year 7: $100
Year 8: $102
Year 9: $106
Year 10: $108
Year 11: $110
Year 12: $111

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Second Officer · 747 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $86
Year 3: $103
Year 4: $110
Year 5: $115
Year 6: $118
Year 7: $121
Year 8: $124
Year 9: $127
Year 10: $129
Year 11: $130
Year 12: $133

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Second Officer · DC10 · per hour

All 12 published years

Year 1: $39
Year 2: $81
Year 3: $97
Year 4: $104
Year 5: $108
Year 6: $111
Year 7: $114
Year 8: $117
Year 9: $120
Year 10: $122
Year 11: $123
Year 12: $125

as of Jan 1, 2005 · 21 yrs old

Pension

Profit sharing, 401k matched up to 3%. A-plan: 2.40%, B-plan: none. as of Feb 17, 2005 · 21 yrs old

How to apply

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as of Feb 17, 2005 · 21 yrs old