Friday, September 24, 2010

Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facility in Januarhy but held off on the ribbon cutting untiol key personnelwere hired, and they “got a little airplaned grease under their nails,” Compass presidenr Tim Campbell said during a news Compass’ 70 employees maintai n the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Northwesgt Airlines Inc., was acquired by Delta as part of the Atlanta-basecd carrier’s merger with Northwest in October 2008. The jets previously had been servicex bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbello said.
Compass’ Louisville International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittendem Drive, consists of 42,720 square feet of aircraft hangard space, 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storage an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,480 square feet of parkinhg and roadways. At the news conference, Va.-based Compass showed off its first jet painted in theDeltsa colors. The rest of its fleey will be converted from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Stevd Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual “is a tremendous economif achievement in the midst of some pretty tough economic times.
” In August 2007, the boardc granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 milliobn in state tax incentives for up to 10

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