Pemco Picks CVG for New MRO Operation, Adding 300 Jobs

Pemco World Air Services will open a regional aircraft maintenance and repair operation at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), and add up to 300 new jobs, the company announced Monday.

The Kenton County Airport Board and Pemco agreed on a 15-year lease for a hangar previously occupied by Mesaba Airlines. The deal is dependent on approval of state and local incentives as well.

Pemco said it expects to begin operating in the hangar by the end of summer.

"CVG is an excellent, centrally located airport served by many of the nation's leading regional carriers," said Wake Smith, CEO of Dothan, Ala.-based Pemco, in the release. "We are eager to get this hangar humming again so we can offer these carriers top-quality maintenance services."

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