Northwest orders another eight Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft
Northwest Airlines has ordered eight additional Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft to replace its DC10-30 fleet beginning in 2006 and continuing through 2007.
The purchase price of the aircraft was not disclosed.
Northwest operates 15 A330 aircraft, part of an order of 24 A330s placed by the airline in January 2001. The remaining nine aircraft from that order will be delivered between 2005 and 2007.