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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 5:46 am
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Originally Posted by Ask the NWA FA
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan was originally called the "Northwest Territory" ...
Wow!! Very Interesting!!

Originally Posted by Ask the NWA FA
If a US airline didn't have a "regional" name, they then usually had something patriotic, democratic, or American-sounding, hence: Republic, United, American, Liberty, etc.
Hmm ... Virgin America ...

And Delta doesn't fit the bill ...
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