Originally Posted by
TheMoose
NW was the first airline to go into China after it opened up.
Actually according to the PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) website:
"On 29th April, 1964, with a Boeing 720B, PIA earned the distinction of becoming the first airline from a non-communist country to fly into the People’s Republic of China"
http://www.piac.com.pk/pia_about/pia-about_history.asp