Saturday, October 23, 2010

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

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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilitt in January but held off on the ribbomn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “goft a little airplane grease under theie nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said during a news Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. Compass, whicj was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NorthwesgAirlines Inc., was acquiresd by Delta as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s mergere with Northwest in October 2008.
The jets previously had been servicefd bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbell Compass’ Louisville International Airporrt facility, located at 5101 Crittenden Drive, consists of 42,7200 square feet of aircraft hangar space, 11,416t square feet of office, shop and storager space, an 80,601-square-foot concretde apron and 33,480 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showed off its firsft jet painted in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleert will be converted from Northwesty Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbell said. At the news Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midst of some prettuy tough economic times.” In August 2007, the board granted the airlin e preliminary approval for $2 million in statde tax incentives for up to 10

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