West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Darren Nash to Director of Quality Assurance. Nash will focus on supporting operations company-wide while working with each location to align all of the quality assurance functions.

Darren has been with West Star since 2007 working within the quality assurance team in several capacities. Darren earned his FAA A&P certificates from Belleville Area College, now Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC). He pursued many different aspects in his aviation career, including repair stations, flight schools, and the rare opportunity to be the Director of Maintenance for a museum that operated several retired military aircraft including North American Aviation’s B25 Mitchell and P51 Mustang.

“We’re pleased to promote Darren to Director of Quality Assurance,” said Jim Rankin. “He has done great work for the company in ensuring quality oversight, continuous improvement competencies and procedural adherence. We look forward to his contributions toward the advancement of West Star’s quality culture as we continue to grow.”

“I appreciate the opportunity to continue and advance my career with West Star and look forward to working with the entire team to ensure the best quality assurance company-wide for our customers,” said Darren Nash, Director of Quality Assurance.