Northwest Airlines 747-200s at Tokyo Narita Airport

[Themariokartfan2000]

Now that's a hub of NWA

[ua462hd]

looked like NWAs whole 747 fleet was parket at NRT that day :-)

[TheArthurAndersen]

no airport can compare to narita when it comes to countless 747s! just like no city can beat nyc when it comes to countless buildings!

[fachy1981]

I think 747-800 is a cheap and boring replacement for the classic 747-400 series in my minds eye. Boeing did not want to invest in all new 747 replacement as it was seen as too risky a buisness venture. I applaud Airbus once again for taking the risk and pushing the envelope in terms of innovation and design technologies. I think Airbus have pushed aviation 20 years into the future whereas Boeing are still tinkering with a 1960s 747 design.

[scaremengaviation]

@fachy1981 Cheap? Not exactly. The -8i came with a hefty price to create, even if it's "just" a redesign. And, in addition, the -8i was Boeing's swansong for the 747. They had to do it. That being said, their "big investment" was the 787. You want Boeing to embark on two big investments at once? After the 787 settles in, they'll start on their next new project. The 737/757 replacement or 747/777 replacement.

[civicmind08]

I miss all those NWA 747's I use to see at Narita

[DNETV]

@civicmind08 me too. Actually, I miss all of nwa. I used to fly their A320's, A319's, 757's, etc all the time. Probably 3 or 4 flights a year. It was such a good airline.

[fgassit]

Ah, the good ole days at NRT...I miss the 200's.

[PLANEMANGROY]

I used to see NW 747-200s at Detroit.

[PeaceLoveHope97]

does that plane have tvs on the back of the seats for economy? plz reply!!

[jwags60]

I was surprised to see one of the 200s landing today at MSP.

[cx744]

NWA now not operating 747-200B anymore they use 747-400 nonstop to tokyo-detroit city

[pete5668]

@cx744 Why would any airline fly from such a great city like Tokyo to such a toilet like Detroit? That doesn't make sense.

[mgrunber]

Just for the record...

Majority of the media is getting the information on the joining of the two airlines wrong. Delta did not purchase/take-over Northwest, it was/is a merger. It ended up being decided to take the Delta name over Northwest so many assumed it was a take over by Delta.

[sparkingwave]

Thanks for that correction - I've put it in the liner notes.

[Andrewfly24]

thats dumb northwest is way better

[pistonsrule50]

they still have 200s in service?

[ullmanman]

they have two.. both used for charters.. however, have seen them used for revenue service, if needed.