The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Indianapolis, is welcoming the reopening of Republic Airways’ pilot and flight attendant base.

The airline announced earlier in the year plans to increase its fleet by 16% with 30 additional aircraft that it will operate for Delta Air Lines.

Louisville has been a maintenance base for the carrier since 2006 when Republic began operating the Embraer 145 out of the airport. It also served as crew base for 10 years until the airline streamlined its fleet to operate the Embraer 170/175.

With the airline’s fleet growing to more than 200 aircraft, it is now reopening its crew base in Louisville to support additional daily flights.

“It’s a big day for Republic. Any time we are able to talk about growth for our airline, it’s an exciting conversation,” said Paul Kinstedt, Republic Airways senior vice president and chief operating officer. “Louisville has been an integral part of our company for nearly 15 years. Our crewmembers are very happy to be back there with our maintenance staff who stayed in Louisville after we transitioned to a single fleet type in 2016.”

The base will employ 125 crew members, in addition to its current maintenance staff of more than 75 associates.

Republic is headquartered in Indianapolis and has 11 additional bases across the Midwest and East Coast.

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