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<p style="font-weight:bold; display: inline; line-height:150%; font-size: 115%;"><strong>Columbia Regional Airport</strong><br />
11300 South Airport Drive<br>
Columbia, MO 65201</p></div>
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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">June 15, 2023</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Mike Parks
<br />Airport Manager
<br />Columbia Regional Airport
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.817.5064
<br />Michael.Parks@CoMo.gov
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<br />Justin Hoback
<br />Operations Manager
<br />Airline Maintenance Service, Inc.
<br />615.939.4211
<br />Justin.Hoback@AirlineMS.com</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia Regional Airport to receive on-site maintenance facility with Airline Maintenance Service Inc.</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <br />Airline Maintenance Service Inc. (AMS) announced Thursday that it will expand services to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) for an on-site maintenance facility. <br /><br />This facility will have 24-hour service, mitigating delays for travelers related to aircraft maintenance. <br /><br /><em>AMS released the following statement regarding the announcement to expand to COU: </em><br /><br />Airline Maintenance Service Inc. better known as "AMS" has announced today the recent expansion of services to the Columbia Regional Airport. With facilities located directly adjacent to the air carrier ramp AMS expects to be staffed extended hours a full seven days a week. Services will focus on line maintenance for the air carriers servicing the airport.<br /><br />"AMS has built a reputation for quality on-time service for the airlines in Nashville, Tennessee and in Greensboro and Charlotte
, North Carolina. We are excited about bringing that increased level of service to our airline partners in this new location," AMS Director of Business Development Erick Larson said.<br /><br />AMS technicians will be trained on the specific airframes and airlines that fly through the Columbia Regional Airport. Additionally, AMS has already partnered with those airlines for maintenance services at its other locations. This will make for a seamless transition for the airlines and results in faster response times for callouts as well as a more reliable and professional service.<br /><br />"Columbia Regional Airport is excited to see Airline Maintenance Service Inc. start maintenance operations for commercial aircraft. This will ensure that our commercial flights have the on-site staffing and support that they may need 24 hours a day and will improve on-time performance for passengers in mid Missouri," Columbia Regional Airport Manager Mike Parks said. <br /><br /><strong>A
bout Airline Maintenance Service Inc.:</strong> Airline Maintenance Service Inc. is a Tennessee based corporation with maintenance locations at the Nashville International Airport (KBNA), Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO), and Charlotte Douglass International Airport (KCLT). Services provided by AMS include line maintenance and overnight services for commercial airlines and GSE equipment maintenance. Additionally, AMS manages the Fixed Base Operations at Tupelo Regional Airport (KTUP), Greenville Mid Delta Airport (KGLH), Panola County Airport (KPMU) in Mississippi, and Middletown Regional Airport (KMWO) in Ohio where they fuel and hangar aircraft. For more information on AMS contact Erick Larson, director of business development, at 931.492.2160 or Erick.Larson@AirlineMS.com. Learn more at <a href="https://www.airlinems.com/">AirlineMS.com.</a><br /><br /><strong>About Columbia Regional Airport:</strong> Columbia Regional Airport had a total of 160,790 commercial p
assengers in 2022. Currently the airport has direct flights to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). The new 52,000-square-foot terminal includes four gates and passenger boarding bridges, and features new amenities, such as a mother's room, a sensory room and an internal Service Animal Relief Area (SARA). As part of the City's Percent for Art program, the terminal also includes artwork from several artists. For more information on the airport contact Mike Parks, airport manager, at 573.874.7508 or FlyCOU@CoMo.gov. Learn more <a href="https://www.flycou.com/">FlyCOU.com</a>.</div>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gocolumbiamo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=62b0c3219184457b88d19cf44ce1f4a3&find=11300 South Airport Drive" target="_blank">11300 South Airport Drive</a></div>
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