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The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenancw facility in January but held off on the ribbob cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “gott a little airplane grease under their nails,” Compass president Tim Campbellk said during a news conference. Compass’ 70 employeed maintain the airline’s fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-sear jets. Compass, which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiar of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquired by Deltaw as part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s merger with Northwest in October 2008. The jets previouslgy had been serviced bya third-party aircraft maintenance company, Campbell said.
Compass’ Louisville International Airporr facility, located at 5101 Crittenden consistsof 42,720 square feet of aircraft hangar 11,416 square feet of office, shop and storagew space, an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,48p0 square feet of parking and roadways. At the news conference, Va.-based Compass showed off its firsgt jet painted in theDelta colors. The rest of its fleeft will be converted from Northwest Airlines colorsx over the next Campbell said. At the news Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said the Compasw investment, including its $3 million annual payroll, “ie a tremendous economic achievement in the midst of some prettyg tougheconomic times.
” In August the board granted the airline preliminar y approval for $2 million in state tax incentive for up to 10
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