Month: September 2021
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Bobby Price to Project manager at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Bobby has worked at West Star since 2016 as an Avionics Technician and lead before moving up the ranks to supervisor. He graduated from Southwestern Illinois College. “Bobby has demonstrated great leadership qualities that […]
As a full-service location, West Star Chattanooga (CHA) has again expanded their Gulfstream Team from 8 to more than 20 FAA and factory trained technicians, with an average of 11.5 years of experience in 2021! Five of these technicians are classified as Gulfstream Master Techs who came from Gulfstream in either large cabin or mid […]
The 240-Month inspection for the Bombardier Global Express series of aircraft is the most extensive and detailed inspection performed during the aircraft’s service life. Essentially a repeat of the 120-Month inspection with full overhaul of the landing gear assemblies, this is a large maintenance event involving numerous departments requiring a detailed and specific skill set. […]
West Star is pleased to welcome Anthony Gaal as new Financial Operations Analyst at their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) facility. Anthony obtained his bachelor’s degree in business management from University of Missouri, with previous experience in the healthcare and IT fields. “Anthony brings vast financial knowledge to West Star and will be a beneficial asset […]
As a Textron Aviation Inc. Independent Authorized Service Facility for most Citation models, West Star Aviation has extensive experience on the airframe. This experience and expertise has also led to West Star Aviation’s ALN, GJT and CHA locations being named as an Authorized Installation Center by Winglet Technology for transitional winglets for the Citation Sovereign […]
West Star is pleased to welcome Jim Ellis as the new Avionics Technical Sales Manager at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Jim will work directly with the avionics sales and technical teams to provide support to current and new customers. Jim has more than 26 years of avionics experience, formally serving as avionics senior […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Bozada to Bombardier Project Manager at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Mark has been with West Star since 2014, moving through the AMT ranks up to a lead spot in 2019. He graduated from Linn State Technical College with his A&P license. “Mark has […]
