He came to Northwest as dean of faculty in 1938.

Then when we were coming up to Northwest, the driver talked about the military and the roads.

One of 'em has a brother, and he says his brother's been sent with some other guys off to Northwest.

That vision is not limited to Northwest, of course.

Boeing had reportedly also been trying to sell jets to Northwest.

If that were true, he said, banks would not be so willing now to extend $600 million in additional loans to Northwest.

"I'm going to direct more travel to Northwest, because I want to be on board for future opportunities like this."

America West is seeking to sell the route to Northwest for $15 million.

But, he said, traffic would return to American, as it did to Northwest after the strike there last year.

In 1883, he traveled to the Pacific Northwest with his father and brother.