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Richmond is a suburb of Houston and the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. [5] The city is located within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census , the city population was 11,627.
The company was founded in 1946 with three cars at Willow Run Airport, [10] Ypsilanti, Michigan, by Warren Avis (August 4, 1915 – April 24, 2007). [8] It established branch operations across the United States over the next few years, becoming the second largest car rental company in the country by 1953.
On March 19, 1983, the numbering plan area was divided for the first time, when the immediate Houston area retained 713, while the northern, eastern and western portions received area code 409. On November 2, 1996, area code 713 was split again, with most of Houston's suburbs switching to the new code 281.
A white courtesy telephone Courtesy phone, telephone book, and pencils - Missoula Public Library, Missoula, Montana. A courtesy telephone is a telephone located in airport terminals , large train stations, hotel lobbies, and other places where many travellers are expected, which is used to relay messages to a specific person.
The site was acquired by the city of Houston and was named Houston Municipal Airport in 1937. [9] The airport was renamed Howard R. Hughes Airport in 1938. Howard Hughes was responsible for several improvements to the airport, including its first control tower, built in 1938. [ 9 ]
In 2011, Avis Budget Group acquired Avis Europe, an independently owned company licensee, globally reuniting the Avis and Budget brands. [10] On September 5, 2012, Avis Budget Group acquired Apex Car Rentals of New Zealand. [11] On March 14, 2013, Avis Budget Group purchased carsharing company Zipcar for about US$500 million in cash. [12] [13]
In early 2010, Hooks Airport received a notable resident when the B-17G Flying Fortress 'Texas Raiders' was permanently moved from William P. Hobby Airport to a spacious hangar in the Tomball Jet Center as a cost-saving measure. 'Texas Raiders' used Hooks Airport as her base of operations for the 2010 air show season and several years afterward.