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

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The subsidiary opened the three-bayu maintenance facility in January but held off on the ribbon cutting until key personnelkwere hired, and they “got a little airplane grease under their Compass president Tim Campbell said durinb a news conference. Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraet 175 76-seat jets. Compass, which was foundede in 2006 as a subsidiar y of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquire d by Delta as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’ s merger with Northwest in October 2008.
The jets previously had been service bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbell Compass’ Louisville International Airport facility, locatedx at 5101 Crittenden consists of 42,720 square feet of aircraft hangar 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storage an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,48p square feet of parking and At the news conference, Va.-based Compass showed off its first jet painterd in the Delta colors. The rest of its fleety will be converted from Northwest Airlines colors over the next Campbell said. At the news conference, Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compass investment, including its $3 million annual “is a tremendous economic achievement in the midst of some prettyy tougheconomic times.” In August 2007, the board grantesd the airline preliminary approval for $2 million in state tax incentivesw for up to 10