Month: July 2022
West Star announces the expansion of their Chattanooga, TN (CHA) facility with the opening of an additional leased hangar space of 19,200 sq ft and 7,000 sq ft of back shop support space that will be used as a dedicated Embraer support facility. The hangar has been equipped with new LED lighting, fall protection and […]
Falcon 2000 operators can avoid extra costs during inspection by ensuring your MRO follows maintenance manual torque values for engine feeder cables. Under and over torque of alternator have led to commonly finding that engine feeder cables are over-torqued, causing damage to the threading, causing them to fail inspection. These failures add cost to […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Tabitha (Tabby) Sparr to Office Manager at their Minneapolis, MN (MSP) satellite facility. Tabby has been the office supervisor for the past three years, previously working for Duncan Aviation and the Marine Corps providing avionic work on helicopters. “Tabby is an integral part of the satellite […]
West Star is pleased to announce the company has completed the first installation of both the Collins Pro Line Fusion system and Collins Venue CMS system in a Challenger 604 aircraft at its Grand Junction, CO (GJT) facility. The avionics specialists at West Star Aviation are experienced with the in-depth cockpit and cabin upgrades over […]
Operators of these airframes may recall that Honeywell originally issued End Of Life Service Information Letters in March of 2020 with support and repair ending in June 2023. With just under a year left of support, it may be time to address obsolete equipment if your aircraft is so equipped. The Honeywell IntuVue RDR-7000 Radar […]
West Star Aviation has officially launched its expansion program at their Chattanooga, TN (CHA) location, marking the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony on July 13th with actual construction starting the same day. The all-new hangar complex will consist of 40,000 sq. ft. of active hangar space and an additional 17,000 sq. ft. of shop and […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Tony Moorehead to Quality Manager of their Perryville, MO (PCD) facility. Tony has over 35 years of aviation experience, starting with the United States Marine Corps as well as serving in the Illinois Air National Guard as an F16 Crew Chief. Tony started at West Star […]
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce the company has completed the first installation of both the Collins Pro Line Fusion system and Collins Venue CMS system in a Challenger 604 aircraft at its Grand Junction, CO facility. The avionics specialists at West Star Aviation have plenty of experience with the in-depth cockpit and cabin […]
West Star is pleased to announce Randall (Randy) Bass has been promoted to Satellite Manager of their Conroe, TX (CXO) facility. Randy has worked at West Star for five years and has over 48 years of aviation experience at a variety of levels. He is a US Navy Veteran and licensed pilot. “Randy has a […]
