The DC-10 is a mighty fine machine to fly on though, I'd guess one of the quickest across the pond.
Northwest are generally cheap but in my limited experience reliable, friendly enough, and about the only Y class with a passable 'paaaaasta' option.
Things like safety record are all in the piblic domain somewhere (you'd find it if you looked hard enough as I'm sure there are websites dedicated to this kind of thing). They do have an older fleet than other US majors but their last couple of prangs were with modern planes (146 and A319?) whilst being towed empty. More embarrassing than anything else I guess.
WT