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A Northwest Airlines jet kicks up water as it races down the runway for takeoff past a Delta jet at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.

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A Northwest Airlines jet sits on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which overflew the airport by 150 miles.

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A Northwest Airlines jet is prepared for a fligjht at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which over flew the airport by 150 miles.

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A Northwest Airlines jet carrying members of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team is welcomed with a spray of water from the Los Angeles International airport fire department Monday, June 15, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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An ambulance parks next to a Northwest Airlines flight that arrived at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2009.

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In this April 2, 2009 photo, a Northwest Airlines airplane is pulled up to a Delta gate at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minn.

Northwest Airlines flight crew are questioned by emergency workers at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo February 20, 2009. About 30 people were injured when a Northwest Airlines flight from Manila to Tokyo hit turbulence on Friday, a fire department official said.

A Northwest Airlines passenger jet that was hit by turbulence sits on the tarmac at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo February 20, 2009. About 30 people were injured when a Northwest Airlines flight from Manila to Tokyo hit turbulence on Friday, a fire department official said.

A Northwest Airlines passenger is pushed in a wheelchair at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo February 20, 2009. About 30 people were injured when a Northwest Airlines flight from Manila to Tokyo hit turbulence on Friday, a fire department official said.

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A passenger of a Northwest Airlines plane, background, is carried into an ambulance after being injured in turbulence at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.

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An injured passenger (C) leaves the Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-400 jet liner which was hit by turbulence before landing at the Narita International Airport on February 20, 2009.

A NorthWest Airlines pilot unfurls the Arizona Cardinals flag from the cockpit of the plane after arriving at Tampa International Airport January 26, 2009. The Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII February 1.

A NorthWest Airlines pilot unfurls the Arizona Cardinals flag from the cockpit of the plane after arriving at Tampa International Airport January 26, 2009. The Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII February 1.

A NorthWest Airlines pilot unfurls the Arizona Cardinals flag from the cockpit of the plane after arriving at Tampa International Airport January 26, 2009. The Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII February 1.

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Workers replace a Northwest Airlines sign with a new Delta Air Lines sign on Target Center Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 in Minneapolis. The move follows Delta's acquisition of Northwest Airlines last year to form the world's largest airline.

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In this Dec. 22, 2008 file photo, as a Northwest Airlines jetliner lands on a nearby runway, the wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet sits in a ravine in Denver. The plane veered off a runway while trying to take off from Denver International Airport in Denver late on Saturday, Dec. 20.

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As a Northwest Airlines jetliner lands on a nearby runway, the wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet sits in a ravine on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Denver. The plane veered off a runway while trying to take off from Denver International Airport in Denver late on Saturday, Dec. 20.

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As a Northwest Airlines jetliner lands on a nearby runway, the wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet sits in a ravine on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Denver. The plane veered off a runway while trying to take off from Denver International Airport in Denver late on Saturday, Dec. 20.

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DENVER - DECEMBER 22: As a Northwest Airlines jetliner lands on a nearby runway, the wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet sits in a ravine December 22, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

A Northwest Airlines airplane departs Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, November 25, 2009.

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FILE - This Oct. 23, 2009 file image taken from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore. , shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore.

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FILE -- On Oct. 23, 2009 file image rendered from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore. , shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore.

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A sign at the entrance of the private community that is the home of Timothy B. Cheney, the captain of the Northwest Airlines flight that flew 150 miles past its Minneapolis destination, is shown Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Gig Harbor, Wash.

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Graphic shows sequence of events for Northwest Airlines Flight.

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The gated entrance to the private community that is the home of Timothy B. Cheney, the captain of the Northwest Airlines flight that flew 150 miles past its Minneapolis destination, is shown Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Gig Harbor, Wash.