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Air Mail" pilot insignia for all air mail carriers. Lilly is named president.įirst night air mail flight between the Twin Cities-Chicago.

Paul purchase Northwest Airways from the original Michigan investor group. Northwest expands its fleet with Waco biplanes, mostly for airmail service 6-passenger, single-engine Hamilton Metalplanes and 14-passenger Ford Tri-Motors.Īugust 1: Twin Cities businessmen led by Richard C. Service expands to Green Bay, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Neenah-Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin. September 1: The first coordinated air-rail mail service begins from the Twin Cities to Chicago. After only three month, Fargo-Winnipeg service is suspended due to opposition from the Canadian government.Īpril 2: The first scheduled air express is carried into the Twin Cities.

In 1927, Northwest carries a total of 106 passengers.įebruary 1 :Northwest becomes an international airline with weekly Twin Cities-Winnipeg flights via Fargo, N.D. Northwest adds the Laird biplane to its fleet for mail service. The project would cost about 2.5 million to develop, and Thursday’s open house was intended to generate support for a feasibility study that would determine whether the museum could be. Charlie "Speed" Holman, Northwest's first pilot, is at the controls. About 100 people gathered in the 1920s-era hangar at Smith Field Thursday to hear plans for a National Air Mail Museum at the small north-side air field.

Paul businessman Byron Webster is Northwest's first ticketed passenger, paying $40 for a 12 1/2-hour, one-way flight from the Twin Cities to Chicago via La Crosse, Madison, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 5: Northwest begins passenger service.