Month: December 2015
Grand Junction, CO, December 21, 2015 – West Star Aviation is proud to announce the promotion of Darin Perryman to Satellite Manager for their Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) location, effective November 30th. Darin has over 17 years experience in aviation and in his new role, he will oversee the Satellite team for West Star. Darin […]
East Alton, Illinois, December 9, 2015—West Star has reconfigured a Falcon 2000 to a unique 13-passenger configuration. The Falcon 2000 is normally configured for 8 or 10 passengers. The reconfiguration required fabricating a new, reduced size RH galley and LH Aux galley/entertainment center, shifting the forward cabin bulkhead/door forward, and extending all the side ledges […]
Columbia, SC – November 17, 2015—West Star Aviation (WSA) has been authorized by the Venezuelan government to maintain and repair Venezuelan-registered aircraft at their Columbia, SC (CAE) location. “In order for a foreign operator to bring an aircraft for service to a repair station in the U.S., the facility would have to be approved by […]
Grand Junction, CO, November 17, 2015—West Star Aviation announced they have their first 8C inspection on a Bombardier Global Express aircraft in the works at their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) location. 8C is an intense 120-month interval inspection that requires specialized tooling to perform. They will also perform a landing gear (restoration) inspection, the 1C/2C/4C […]
Chattanooga, TN, November 17, 2015 –West Star Aviation (WSA) continues to work toward the Grand Opening of its newest MRO facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA) in Chattanooga, TN. In addition Thomas Hilboldt, former KPWK Satellite Manager in Chicago, IL, has recently been promoted to Director of Operations, and will oversee all operations at this […]
