Hartsfield-Jackson International's assistant general manager of planning and development Frank Rucker is departing the airport, and leaving his role leading a $6 billion expansion and modernization.

Rucker’s last day working for the world’s busiest airport will be July 7, when he will leave for a position at Jacobs Engineering Group in Singapore.

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"While organizational change can be challenging, I am confident that our team will adjust and move forward quickly and seamlessly," wrote Hartsfield-Jackson general manager Roosevelt Council in a letter to airport staff.

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Postcard depicting the predecessor to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Candler Field, c. 1927. The city signed a lease with Asa Candler to open the airfield in 1925. (Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center)

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