News & Information
2009
April 6 , 2009: West Star Recieves STC’S For WAAS/LPV Installations (more)
March 13, 2009: GJT Adds Challenger Overhaul Gear Capabilities (more)
2008
December 4, 2008: Vel Kovacevich Transitions to West Star Sales Team (more)
November 17, 2008: West Star Takes Over Maintenance Operations at ASE (more)
October 21, 2008: West Star-GJT Takes Part In EVS Retrofit (more)
October 13, 2008: West Star Expands to East Coast with South Carolina Facility (more)
September 30, 2008: Bill Miller Named to Upholstery Shop Supervisor at East Alton Facility (more)
September 29, 2008: Keith Rash joins West Star Aviation, Inc. Sales Team (more)
September 6, 2008: Dave Krogman Appointed New General Manager at West Star Aviation, Inc. Grand Junction Facility (more)
September 3 , 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. Conducts Restructuring of Maintenance Department (more)
August 19 , 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. Names Susie Corn Operations Manager for Dallas Facility (more)
July 29, 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. Installs First EFI-890 EEI (more)
June 25, 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. Receives FAA Approval for Hawker Wing Seal Modification (more)
June 17, 2008: Debi Cunningham Named New Director of Marketing for West Star Aviation, Inc. (more)
June 17, 2008: Chad Mansfield Joins West Star Aviation, Inc.'s Dallas Facility as New Maintenance Sales Manager (more)
June 13, 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. Names Dan McKillips New Southeast Regional Sales Manager (more)
June 13, 2008: Cheryl Galloway Joins West Star Aviation, Inc. as New Gulfstream Program Sales Manager (more)
June 10, 2008: Ryan Multinok Named Paint & Interior Manager for West Star Aviation, Inc.'s East Alton, Illinois Facility (more)
June 9, 2008: Rick Brainard Named New Vice President of Sales for West Star Aviation, Inc. (more)
April 25, 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. Announces New Facility at Dallas Love Field (more)
April 22, 2008: West Star Aviation, Inc. to Display Falcon 50 with 50Dash4 Performance Upgrade at EBACE 2008 (more)
March 13, 2008:West Star Aviation, Inc. Modifies Hawker For Use At 2008 Olympics (more)
March 13, 2008:West Star Aviation, Inc. Forsees Boost in Business (more)
March 13, 2008:West Star Aviation, Inc. Completes 15,000 Hour Inspection on
Challenger 601(more)
2007
September 25, 2007:Premier/West Star Announces Name Change (more)
September 25, 2007: Awarded Collins Pro Line 21 Certification For Falcon 50 (more)
September 25, 2007: Gearing Up For Conquest II Expanded Inspection Program (more)
September 25, 2007: Safe Flight Offer Automatic Throttle System (more)
September 25, 2007: Install & Certify Automatic Throttle Systems for the Hawker 800 Series (more)
September 25, 2007: NetJets Names West Star Aviation Inc. FBO of the Year (more)
September 25, 2007: Opens New 78,000 Sq. Ft. Hangar Complex (more)
September 25, 2007: Announces Facility Upgrades (more)
September 25, 2007: Performs First 30 Year CPCP Inspection on Falcon 50 (more)
September 25, 2007: Expands Dallas Love Field Facility (more)
September 25, 2007: Completes First Universal 5-Tube EFI-890R System Upgrade (more)
September 25, 2007: 50Dash4 Upgrade for Falcon 50 Aircraft Displayed at 2007 NBAA Convention. (more)
2006
October 17, 2006: Appointed Authorized Factory Service Center for the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 models (more)
October 16, 2006: Announce Acquisition of Jet Aviation's MRO Facility at Dallas Love Field (more)
September 25, 2006: West Star Aviation Named Honeywell APU 36-100 and 36-150 Line Service Center (more)
May 22, 2006: West Star Aviation Receives GE CF34 Service Center Approval (more)
February 15, 2006: West Star Aviation now a Citation 650 and Sovereign Factory-Authorized Service Center (more)
2005
October 2005: West Star Aviation Designated a Factory-Authorized Hawker Service Center (more)
September 5, 2005: West Star Aviation names Rick Brainard New General Manager (more)
March 18, 2005: Cessna names West Star Aviation as a new Authorized Citation Service Center (more)
January 26, 2005: Raisbeck’s ZR LITE System FAA Certification now includes
West Star Aviation’s RVSM System (more)
January 10, 2005: Premier Air Center, Illinois acquires West Star Aviation (more)
January 6, 2005: West Star Aviation President Bob Barry Announces his Retirement (more)
2004
October 12,2004: SpiritLear Unveiled at NBAA 2004 (more)
October 8, 2004: Program to Develop an STC to Meet Dynamic Test Requirements on Seats for
Citation Model 525 Aircraft (more)
October 8, 2004: West Star Completes 100th Learjet 30-series RVSM Installation (more)
August 12, 2004: West Star Awarded Amendment to Add Autopilot and Wing Configurations to its
Learjet 30-Series RVSM STC (more)
April 29, 2004: West Star Signs Agreement to Pursue RVSM Solution for the Conquest II (more)
April 16, 2004: West Star Purchases Timberline Aviation (more)
February 15, 2004: West Star Approved as Williams International Line Service Facility for FJ44 Engines (more)
January 13, 2004: Announces Program to Amend its Learjet 30-series RVSM STC to Add Autopilot
and
Wing Configurations (more)