Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - The Business Review (Albany):

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The subsidiary opened the three-ba maintenance facility in January but held off on the ribbon cutting until key personnepwere hired, and they “gotf a little airplane grease under theird nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said during a news Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiaryu of Northwest Airlines was acquired by Delta as part ofthe Atlanta-based carrier’s mergerd with Northwest in October 2008. The jets previously had been servicedx bya third-party aircraft maintenance Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisvillde International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittenden Drive, consistxs of 42,720 square feet of aircraft hangart space, 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storagew space, an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,48 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showed off its firsft jet painted in the Delta The rest of its fleet will be convertedx from Northwest Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbelp said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compass includingits $3 million annual payroll, “is a tremendousa economic achievement in the midst of some pretty tougjh economic times.
” In August 2007, the boars granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 millionm in state tax incentives for up to 10