For Immediate Release
December 12, 2018
Contact:
Office of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0857
Hartsfield-Jackson and Partners to Host Power Generation Briefing
Media briefing will detail power systems, procedures and response protocols
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials and its partners Atlanta Airlines Terminal Company (AATC) and Georgia Power will discuss the improvements made to enhance the Airport’s power systems, procedures and response protocols.
WHO: John Selden, General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Tom Nissalke, Assistant General Manager, Planning and Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Kofi Smith, President and CEO, AATC
Bentina Terry, Senior Vice President, Georgia Power
WHAT: Media briefing on improvements to the Airport’s power systems, procedures, and response protocols
WHEN: Friday, Dec.14
10 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Gateway Conference Room (4th Floor)
Domestic Terminal
6000 N. Terminal Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30320
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving nearly 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com.
NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS
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