Northwest takes delivery of 100th Airbus aircraft; Carrier among the largest North American operators of aircraft.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 August 2001-NORTHWEST AIRLINES: Northwest takes delivery of 100th Airbus aircraft; Carrier among the largest North American operators of aircraft (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02082001 ST. PAUL, MINN. -- Northwest Airlines announced that it accepted delivery of the 100th Airbus aircraft into its fleet.

The July 27 arrival of Northwests 30th new A319 at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport marked the 100th Airbus addition to the airlines growing fleet. Northwest also operates 70 Airbus A320s. Northwest has rapidly built its A319 fleet from zero to thirty in less than two years. The airline plans to accept delivery of a total of 74 A319s by 2003. Northwests fleet of 70 A320 aircraft also continues to grow. The...