Maintenance Base Up and Running at Pease
Airline operations and administrative officers have moved from
Ft. Lauderdale to Pan Am’s maintenance base at the Pease International
Tradeport in Portsmouth, joining the other members of the Pan Am team
to create a cohesive group to manage the airline’s growing business.
The Maintenance Department got a head start, having been fully
operational since mid-December, with employment in that department
nearing eighty workers operating around the clock.
“It is a tribute to the hard work of many people that this
state-of-the-art facility has been conceived, developed and put into
operation in such a short period of time,” Bob Mencel said. “Looking
at the base today, one would think it has been operational for years
yet it only came together in the last few months because of the vision
of Dave Fink and his commitment to create a world-class facility that
we all can be proud of,” Mr. Mencel pointed out.