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Approximate
Internal Floor
Principal Properties
Description Area (sq. ft.) Nature of Ownership
Maintenance facility —
Charlotte, NC
Hangar bays, hangar shops, ground service
equipment shops, cargo, catering and
warehouse 847,000 Facilities and land leased from the City of Charlotte. Lease expires June 2017.
Maintenance facility —
Pittsburgh, PA
Hangar bays, hangar shops, ground service
equipment shops, cargo, catering and
warehouse 649,000
Facilities and land leased from Allegheny
County Airport Authority. Lease expires
December 2010.
Maintenance and technical
support facility at Phoenix Sky
Harbor International Airport Four hangar bays, hangar shops, office space, warehouse and commissary facilities 375,000 Facilities and land leased from the City of Phoenix. Lease expires September 2019.
Training facility — Charlotte, NC Classroom training facilities and ten full flight simulator bays 159,000 Facilities and land leased from the City of Charlotte. Lease expires June 2017.
Flight Training and Systems
Operations Control Center,
Phoenix, AZ
Complex accommodates training facilities,
systems operation control and crew
scheduling functions 164,000 Facilities and land leased from the City of Phoenix. Lease expires February 2031.
Operations Control Center —
Pittsburgh, PA Complex accommodates systems operation control and crew scheduling functions 61,000 Lease expires March 2009.
In addition, we lease an aggregate of approximately 217,000 square feet of data center, office and warehouse space in Tempe and
Phoenix, AZ as well as 27,000 square feet of data center in Winston-Salem, NC.
Space for ticket counters, gates and back offices has been obtained at each of the other airports in which we operate, either by lease
from the airport operator or by sublease or handling agreement from another airline.
In September 2007, we broke ground for a new 72,000 square foot state-of-the-art operations control center near Pittsburgh
International Airport. The new facility will hold 600 employees, with completion slated for early 2009.
Terminal Construction Projects
We use public airports for our flight operations under lease arrangements with the government entities that own or control these
airports. Airport authorities frequently require airlines to execute long-term leases to assist in obtaining financing for terminal and facility
construction. Any future requirements for new or improved airport facilities and passenger terminals at airports in which our airline
subsidiaries operate could result in additional occupancy costs and long-term commitments.
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