The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 10/15/02
Northwest confirms plans to close Hartsfield hangar
AJC staff report
Northwest Airlines confirmed this morning that it will close its Atlanta maintenance center over the next three months.
The airline said most of the 1,500 workers at the center will be eligible for transfers to other Northwest facilities.
A shutdown had been rumored since last week. Union leaders got the news Monday evening, and workers were being told in a series of meetings today.
Minneapolis-based Northwest also will close a reservations center in Long Beach, Calif., which employs 250 people.
Northwest's Atlanta hangar is on the south side of Hartsfield International Airport. The airline leases the buildings from the airport.
The hangar does major maintenance on DC-9 and Boeing 727 jets. That work will be moved to Northwest's maintenance center in Minneapolis.