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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facilitty in January but held off on the ribbon cuttinyg until key personnel were andthey “got a little airplane greased under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbello said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employeews maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seaft jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiaryu of Northwest Airlines was acquired by Delta as part ofthe Atlanta-basecd carrier’s merger with Northwest in October 2008. The jets previously had been serviced bya third-party aircraft maintenancde company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisvillew International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittenden consistsof 42,720 square feet of aircraf t hangar space, 11,416 squars feet of office, shop and storage an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,48 0 square feet of parking and At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-basexd Compass showed off its first jet paintef in the Delta colors. The rest of its fleet will be convertedd from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compases investment, including its $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midstr of some pretty touggeconomic times.
” In August the board granted the airline preliminargy approval for $2 million in state tax incentives for up to 10
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