Augusta Regional Airport | B siness World | March 2015 72 "Bush Field began to grow and we welcomed the Airport’s first big tenant in 1975. Originally Capital Aviation, StandardAero provides extensive aircraft maintenance and upgrade services, and now they are our largest tenant, employing approximately 200 aircraft mechanics and support personnel." COMMITTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY During the planning stages of the new commercial terminal, completed in December 2007, the community had a large say in creating a space which accurately showcased the unique qualities of Augusta, Georgia. Williams, whose experience extends across many years and airports around the US and the world, says that retaining the feel of a community 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 beyond that, with the experience, to be Augusta specific." "One of the things that we heard from our community as we were undergoing the design process was they wanted it to reflect the character of the community," Johnston
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