Month: April 2025
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce further expansion at its Chattanooga (CHA) facility with the opening of an additional leased hangar space of 18,000 square feet and 10,000 square feet of back shop support space. The additional space will be used as a dedicated Bombardier Challenger 300/350 support facility. The facility features enough square […]
West Star Aviation is pleased to offer a solution to Baker B1045 audio panels that have become obsolete because of lack of parts support. These panels were OEM installed on several models of Bombardier, Citation, Falcon, Gulfstream, and Piaggio aircraft. The PS Engineering PAC37 is designed to be a direct replacement for the obsolete […]
Affected Models: F900 (EASy, DX, LX); F2000 (EASy, DX, LX S, LXS); F7X; F8X A Falcon Service News Flash (FSN-271-R04-A) has been issued regarding reported occurrences of lithium-polymer battery swelling in the CMA-1310 PilotView® EDU (Electronic Display Unit). Affected aircraft include F900 (EASy, DX, LX); F2000 (EASy, DX, LX S, LXS); F7X; and F8X. The […]
Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence: West Star Aviation Named #1 MRO for 2025 in PRASE Survey for the 10th Time East Alton, IL– April 17, 2025– West Star Aviation is thrilled to announce that the company has once again been voted as the #1 Preferred Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider in the 2025 Professional […]
The following information may be helpful for Citation operators as they plan for maintenance events in 2025. SL525B-05-04: Mandatory Service Letter for CJ3 Operators — At the first of the year, Textron released a revision to Chapter 5 by revising inspection intervals on the vertical, horizontal stabilizers, and engine mount beams on the CJ3. It […]
West Star Aviation now offers Starlink system installations for the Citation X aircraft. The installation is STC approved and is available at their full-service locations (ALN, GJT, CHA, and PCD), as well as select satellite facilities. The Starlink system offers high-speed, low-latency internet service, providing essential connectivity to aircraft around the globe, including remote regions […]
East Alton, IL – April 17th, 2025 –West Star Aviation is excited to announce the graduation of its second cohort from the West Star Aviation Academy (WSAA), equipping 22 aspiring Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT) with the skills necessary to thrive in the aviation industry. This event marks another milestone in our dedicated efforts to tackle […]
Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft came equipped from the factory with a Satori 96A / 97A ELT since the airframe’s inception in the early 2000s. This ELT provided emergency location coverage over the 121.5 mhz/243.0 mhz frequency. While this ELT has provided durable service for years, Satori has since stopped manufacturing it in favor of transitioning to […]
Operators of aircraft with Honeywell RE100 APUs installed (Cessna Latitude, Sovereign, Excel, G150, and Learjet 45/75) may want to revisit SB 49-8303. The HP Turbine wheel is limited to 4,000 cycles — so operators with the RE100 APU may be unaware of this cycle limitation. Originally issued in April 2020 by Honeywell, this Service Bulletin […]
