據亞特蘭大憲法報和Aviation Pros在8月18日報道，亞特蘭大市議會批準了追加300萬美元用來維護亞特蘭大國際機場機場租車中心的電梯和自動扶梯設備。這筆資金包含了100萬美元的費用，雇傭一名技術工人一天16個小時、一年365天及時應對和處理電梯困梯和自動扶梯故障問題。機場租車中心自2009年啟用，通過空中列車（Sky Train）與機場相連，其電梯和自動扶梯設備在此期間也曾“故障頻發(fā)”。

VT EQUIPMENT AT ATLANTA AIRPORT FACILITY GETS A BOOST

The Atlanta City Council approved an additional US$3 million for elevator and escalator maintenance at the Rental Car Center at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Aviation Pros reported on August 18, citing The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The funds include US$1 million for a technician to be on hand 16 hr a day, 365 days year to handle elevator entrapments and malfunctioning escalators. Connected to the airport via the Sky Train, the Rental Car Center opened in 2009, and its elevators and escalators have experienced “frequent failures.”