Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Business First of Louisville:

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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenancs facility in January but held off on the ribbomn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “go a little airplane grease under their Compass president Tim Campbell said during a news conference. 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraet 175 76-seat jets. which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiart of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquired by Deltaz as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s merger with Northwesf in October 2008. The jets previouslgy had been serviced bya third-party aircraftg maintenance company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisvills International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittenden consistsof 42,720 square feet of aircraft hanga space, 11,416 square feet of shop and storage space, an 80,601-square-foot concretre apron and 33,480 square feet of parkintg and roadways. At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compas showed off its first jet painted in theDeltaq colors. The rest of its fleef will be converted from Northwesgt Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbello 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 prett tough economic times.
” In August 2007, the boardx granted the airline preliminary approval for $2 millio in state tax incentives for up to 10 years.