Northwest Airlines Pilot Cards

Northwest Airlines was among the first to issue consistent pilot cards. Also, they included a spot for a pilot to sign the cards, leading to the name of Pilot cards as opposed to aircraft cards. Northwest printed four different sets of pilot cards before merging with Delta.

The numbers for these cards are connected to the aircraft type rather than the card itself, so all A319s end in -0981.

There is much we do not know about these cards. The last set, we are not sure if it comes between 3 and 4 or after 4. Also, there is one card in the 4th set that has a back from the 3rd set.

We regularly find new cards for these. If you find something on these that we don't have, please let us know.

Click on each image below to see more on each set.

A photo album page displaying nine vintage Northwest Airlines pilot cards featuring various aircraft, with some cards showing aircraft in flight and others on the ground.

Northwest Airlines 1992~

Collection of vintage airline pilot trading cards featuring Northwest Airlines airplanes in protective plastic sleeves.

Northwest Airlines 1997~

Photo of a collection of airplane trading cards in plastic sleeves, featuring models from Northwest Airlines, arranged in a binder on a wooden surface.

Northwest Airlines 2001~

Photo album page containing images of Northwest Airlines airplanes with their models labeled, including Airbus A330-200, A320, B747-400, B757-200/300, A319, A330-300, and DC-9-30.

Northwest Airlines 2003~

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