Steven G. Rothmeier is elected president and chief operating officer. Service expands to Tucson. San Francisco becomes the sixth U.S. gateway to Asia with non-stop service to Tokyo. March 15 Chief Executive Officer M. Joseph Lapensky is elected chairman of the board. May 21 Northwest shareholders approve the creation of NWA Inc., a Delaware corporation, as the holding company for Northwest Airlines.
Passenger service expands to Frankfurt and Dublin.
All-cargo 747 freighter service extends to Singapore. 1 Steven G. Rothmeier is named president and chief executive officer. Paul and Memphis. In its last year as an independent entity, Republic employs 15,100 people serving a national network with a fleet of 168 DC9's, 727's, 757's and Convair 580's. Northwest adds its first Boeing 757 twin-jet.