Month: October 2023
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Ricky Myers to Technical Sales Manager for Falcon at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Myers will be responsible for targeting aircraft maintenance opportunities to identify sales leads and providing customers and Regional Sales Managers with technical analysis for all Falcon projects. Myers has been with […]
On 9/7/2023 West Star Aviation MRT/AOG was dispatched to KAUG in Augusta, Georgia for a Cessna Citation X that ruptured a number three tire on landing. The WSA AOG team was informed that the number three and number four main wheel assemblies would need to be changed. After arriving on site, it was found that […]
West Star Aviation Launches In-house Academy: Improving the Aircraft Maintenance Technician Pipeline
West Star Aviation is proud to announce West Star Aviation Academy (WSAA), our new and innovative solution to addressing the Aircraft Maintenance Technician shortage. WSAA enables more women, men, and transitioning Military members to enter the aviation workforce by streamlining the old apprenticeship model and removing the financial barrier to obtain necessary skills and education […]
St. Louis, Missouri – October 17, 2023 – West Star Aviation (“West Star”), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group (“Sterling”), has signed a definitive purchase agreement to combine with Jet East in the coming weeks following a shareholder meeting of Jet East’s parent company, Gama Aviation Plc. West Star is a leading provider of maintenance, […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of James Davis to Gulfstream Program Manager at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. James started his aviation career back in 1996 and has held a variety of positions within the industry, coming to West Star in 2014 he has held both Team Lead and Supervisory positions. […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Sean Ertz to Technical Sales Manager-Textron at their Chattanooga, TN (CHA) facility. Sean has over 18 years of aviation experience, previously working at various Part 91 and Part 145 operations as a DOM before joining West Star. His most recent role was the Project Manager for […]
