Month: May 2021
West Star Aviation completed their 2021 ELP Outreach Program today at the Grand Junction, CO (GJT) facility, aiding a local middle school with two solar charging stations. West Star works in correlation with other local supporting companies to design, build and fund environmental projects in the area. This particular project was started over three years […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Landry to Program Manager at their Chattanooga, TN (CHA) facility. Chris will be responsible for Falcon and Gulfstream programs. Chris has more than 18 years of aviation experience, previously as an F-16 crew chief for the Air Force, as well as working for Gulfstream and […]
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Debrie to Interior Senior Team Lead at their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) location. Scott will be responsible for scheduling, quoting and overseeing all production in the GJT Interior shop. Scott has been with West Star since 2002 when he started as an Interior Installer. […]
West Star Simplifies Customer Communication with New ServiceEdge Software West Star Aviation is now offering a custom web-based communications portal to their customers called ServiceEdge. This new web development software provides direct communication between the customer and the service teams working on a customer’s aircraft, including necessary paperwork and work process updates. The new application […]
What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Hidden Issue: Citation Lav Corrosion Where is the most corrosive environment in any business aircraft? The Landing Gear wells? Fuel Tanks? Tailcone? No, It’s the Lavatory, particularly in Citation aircraft. The Importance of looking for corrosion in all Citation Airframes under the Lavatory Installation is paramount. West […]
Keep West Star Aviation In Mind For G650 Maintenance & Inspections! Just a reminder to G650 operators that West Star Aviation continues to provide a world-class alternative for maintenance and inspection services on the G650 and other Gulfstream products. Our East Alton (ALN) Gulfstream Team just recently delivered another successful G650 project this month, after […]
We often get requests from operators to help “clean” their due lists and sync the maintenance events. Many aircraft will, over time, get the intervals out of alignment. For example, they may see that the 24M event is due 3-6 months apart from the 12M requirements. We’ve even seen aircraft with events that should be […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Matt Vogel to the Director of Information Technology. Matt will oversee the company’s entire information technology project portfolio, from designing and implementing new IT solutions to further developing and refining of current systems benefiting both employees and customers. Matt has more than 27 years of IT […]
West Star Aviation is proud to announce the company has been voted #1 Preferred Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in the 2021 Professional Pilot Magazine’s Annual Preference Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment (PRASE) survey for the eighth consecutive year. The publication began including the category “Most Preferred MRO” in 2014 and West Star has been […]