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Movie mogul Tyler Perry will get $35.3 million in bonds and a 10-year tax abatement to store his private jets at Cobb County International Airport-McCollum field, the Marietta Daily Journal reports.

Perry has a 70-seat Lineage jet, a 14-set Gulfstream G-5 and an eight-seat Embraer Phenom 100.

The bonds will be used to refinance Perry's lineage jet.

According to a fiscal impact analysis by Georgia Tech, Cobb's school district could collect $730,000 in tax revenue from the plane and the county could collect $400,000. The planes could also provide $112,000 in tax revenue for the county.

The Development Authority of Cobb County nicknamed the bond and request "Project Meatloaf."

More at the Marietta Daily Journal here.

Two projects to improve safety and efficiency are expected to start in July at Cobb County International Airport.

Cobb commissioners earlier this month approved a $3.7 million contract with Woodstock-based Astra Group Inc. for rehabilitation of the airport’s north apron, or the area between the hangars and the runway, reports Marietta Daily Journal.

A $780,000 contract with Texas-based Navcon, which was also approved by commissioners, will provide for the installation of an approach lighting system aimed at aiding pilots landing at the airport, the paper adds.

State and federal funding will cover the majority of the costs, with the remainder coming from those who use the airport, airport manager Karl Von Hagel told the MDJ.

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Hawthorne Global Aviation Services today announced that its Part 145 maintenance repair station operation located at its ExcelAire facility in Long Island, NY has been approved by the Cayman Islands CAA as an authorized maintenance provider for private jets registered in the Cayman Islands.

"We are thrilled to receive Cayman Island certification, and are among the few companies that are authorized to work on Cayman registered aircraft, which is a recognition of our overall maintenance excellence," said Ralph Michielli, Chief Operating Officer, ExcelAire. "We provide private jet maintenance services 24/7 and 98% of our work is done in-house by our highly qualified team."

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services at its ExcelAire facility specializes in worldwide jet charters, aircraft management, maintenance, and FBO services.

Maintenance services are located at MacArthur Airport in Long Island, NY. An authorized FAA repair station, it is also an authorized Embraer factory service center and has extensive experience with Gulfstream, Citation, Learjet, Hawker, Challenger and Falcon jets. 

About Hawthorne Global Aviation Services

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services is a premier provider of general aviation services, with a rich history in the industry dating back to 1932. Hawthorne operates four premier Fixed Based Operators (FBO) located at L.I. MacArthur Airport, NY (KISP); Cobb County International Airport in Atlanta, Ga. (KRYY), Chicago Executive Airport in Chicago, Ill. (KPWK) and Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wis. (KEAU). It also has private jet charter and maintenance operations at MacArthur Airport, NY (KISP) and Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Wis. (KEAU). For more information on Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, please visit www.hawthorne.aero.