Cobb County International Airport - McCollum Field will see more airport services. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to include flight training services and aircraft charters, rental, restoration and detailing.

Atlanta Air Charter Inc. will enter into a sublease agreement with Hansen Aero Inc. at the airport through Oct. 31, 2020.

Hansen has a lease from the county to assemble and sell aircraft at the airport, also until Oct. 31, 2020.

Already providing air charter services and aircraft maintenance at the airport, AAC now will provide aircraft rental and flight training services through its partner company, Atlanta Air Academy.

AAC will provide avionics and accessory repair/service and aircraft restoration through another partner company, Atlanta Air Maintenance.

Aviation Development Group will provide aircraft management and charter services.

ADG has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to move its aircraft charter certificate from Peachtree City to the Cobb airport.

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services will enter into a five-year operating agreement with ADG and a one-year agreement with Elite Wax on Wheels for aircraft detailing services, including month-to-month extensions for each.

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