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Airport History 1987 to 1997

 

US Airways Plane

1987
Piedmont begins direct international service to London.
 
1989
USAir completes merger with Piedmont Airlines.
Queen Charlotte
  1990
  Queen Charlotte sculpture placed in airport's courtyard.
  (Photo: Queen Charlotte statue by artist Raymond
   Kaskey.)
 
  Concourse D - A new 80,000 square-foot international
  and commuter concourse opens.
 
   
Lufthansa
   1990
    Lufthansa German Airlines begins direct service to
    Munich,  Germany.
 
    USAir establishes maintenance base.
 
    Twin hourly parking decks open.
 
 
 
   

Atrium at Night

  1994
  British Airways begins direct service to London via a
  'global alliance' with USAir.
 
  Northwest begins service.
 
  Passenger terminal Atrium opens.
   

First In Flight Mobile

  1997
  USAir becomes US Airways.
 
  Air Canada begins service.
 
  Kinetic clock, "First in Flight", installed in Atrium