Northwest Airlines, Maintenance Facility, Atlanta, Georgia

The goal of the project was to design and deliver a major facility component necessary for maintaining the system-wide operational capability for a major U.S. airline. The flexibility of the design has accommodated the changes in the aviation industry since the project was completed.

The Northwest Airlines Maintenance Hanger, located at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, contains approximately 300,000 s.f. of hangar bay, maintenance shops, tool and parts storage, laboratories and office space for technical personnel. About 25% of the floor area is devoted to aircraft storage. The second Maintenance Hanger is the main building element in the complex. The 325,000 s.f. structure is capable of housing all operations to completely overhaul commercial jet aircraft. The structure contains maintenance shops, tool and parts storage, laboratories and office space, hangar space and aircraft storage, fuel island with gas/diesel storage, hardstand, and sentry station. The Northwest Airlines Maintenance Hanger was once owned by Republic Airlines and Southern Airways.