NWA Northwest Airline

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

Commission File Number: 0-23642

NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(612) 726-2111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x      No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,”  “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o    No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes  x    No  o

As of April 11, 2008, there were 243,903,924 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

Explanatory NOte

                On April 30, 2008, NWA Corp. filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008.  NWA Corp. hereby amends its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 to include Item 5 of Part II.  No other amendments or changes are, or were, made to the Quarterly Report.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.    Other Information

                On April 24, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to its Bank Credit Facility which, among other items, waived the Company’s compliance with the Fixed Change Coverage Ratio from April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009.  Additional information regarding the amendment is included in “Note 10 — Long Term Debt” to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and in “Management’s Discussion of Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized this 30 ^th day of April 2008.

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