Northwest advertised itself as Northwest Orient Airlines from the late 1940s to its merger with Republic Airlines in 1986; the registered corporate name remained "Northwest Airlines", thus the CAB report's designation is correct.
Northwest publicitábase como Northwest Orient Airlines dende finais dos anos 40 ata a súa fusión con Republic Airlines en 1986; o nome corporativo rexistrado seguía sendo "Northwest Airlines", así que a designación do informe da CAB é correcta.