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

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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilityu in January but held off on the ribbobn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “got a littls airplane grease under their nails,” Compasse president Tim Campbell said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquired by Deltaz as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s merger with Northwesy in October 2008. The jets previously had been service bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbell said.
Louisville International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittendenh Drive, consists of 42,720 square feet of aircraftr hangar space, 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storagd space, an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,480o square feet of parking and At thenews conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showecd off its first jet painted in the Delta The rest of its fleet will be converted from Northwesyt Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news Kentucky Gov. Steve Besheatr said the Compass investment, including its $3 millionn annual payroll, “is a tremendou economic achievement in the midst of some pretty tougheconomic times.
” In August 2007, the boars granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 million in state tax incentivesa for up to 10 years.