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Augusta Regional Airport |
B siness World |
March 2015
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"Bush Field began to grow and we welcomed
the Airport’s first big tenant in 1975. Origi-
nally Capital Aviation, StandardAero pro-
vides extensive aircraft maintenance and up-
grade services, and now they are our largest
tenant, employing approximately 200 air-
craft mechanics and support personnel."
COMMITTED TO THEIR
COMMUNITY
During the planning stages of the new com-
mercial terminal, completed in December
2007, the community had a large say in cre-
ating a space which accurately showcased the
unique qualities of Augusta, Georgia. Wil-
liams, whose experience extends across many
years and airports around the US and the
world, says that retaining the feel of a com-
munity within a functioning airport is about
more than buildings alone.
"It's a real challenge to combine all of the
functionality issues of an airport and still
produce a distinctive flavour," he says. "Some
places do that with architecture, we go be-
yond that, with the experience, to be Augus-
ta specific."
"One of the things that we heard from our
community as we were undergoing the de-
sign process was they wanted it to reflect
the character of the community," Johnston