I am pleased to announce that Allen McReynolds has joined West Star Aviation as our new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Until now, our Operations departments reported directly to me, which allowed for better coordination between operations and the broader strategies of West Star. With our growth over the past five years, it’s time we have a seasoned executive devoting 100% of their time to supporting our main MRO and Satellite sites, MRT/AOG, Engineering, Quality Control and Ops Automation to bring an even better experience to our customers. After an extensive search, I believe we’ve found the right person for this multi-faceted position within West Star. In keeping with West Star’s history of supporting our employees so they can best support our customers, Allen’s primary role will be to make strategic investments in people, training, tooling, technology and processes, while improving our safety, on-time and squawk-free delivery performance to each and every one of our customers.

Allen has spent his entire career in and around aircraft maintenance, starting as an A&P technician. He has experience in Business Aviation, Commercial Airlines and the Dept. of Defense and has held leadership roles in aftermarket and customer support with both Textron Aviation and Hawker Beechcraft. Most recently, he was the Managing Partner at SeaTec Consulting, where he spent the last 7 years bringing innovative process and technology solutions to clients in the Airline, MRO, OEM, Government and Defense segments.

I’m excited to you have you meet Allen in person. I’m confident you will agree he will be an outstanding addition to the West Star team – a team that includes, and is dedicated to each of you, our valued customers. Thank you for your continued support and please don’t hesitate to call me or Allen if we can ever help you.

Jim