Author: Patrick Recer
West Star Aviation recently completed a major structural repair to an Embraer Legacy 650E fuselage. The project also included a new exterior paint scheme. The FOD incident occurred as a result of metal objects launched by a military helicopter landing next to the aircraft while in Peru. The aircraft was evaluated and subsequently ferried to […]
West Star Aviation is proud to be recognized by the governor of Colorado, for a sixth consecutive year, as a Gold Leader from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental Leadership Program (ELP). The Environmental Leadership Program is a state-wide recognition and reward program offering benefits and incentives to members that go above and […]
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce Lisa Hall has been promoted to the new Global Program Manager at their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) facility. Lisa brings over 30 years of aviation experience to the Global team, with previous lead and management positions with Bombardier and West Star. Lisa has also served in the United […]
West Star is pleased to announce Luke Williams as their new Corporate Controller. Luke will manage and direct all accounting, treasury and tax functions of the company. Luke has fifteen years of experience in finance within the transportation industry. He graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in Accounting and is a certified public […]
West Star is pleased to announce Bob Fairfield as the new Northeast Regional Sales Manager. His territory will include the states of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island and New Jersey. Bob’s previous experience included various maintenance technician positions and most recently regional sales manager at Gulfstream. Fairfield also holds an […]
West Star Aviation has recently named Timothy Spihlman to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Spihlman will oversee all aspects of the company’s finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax and corporate strategy. He has over 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience in a variety of industries with a focus on […]
West Star’s Perryville, MO (PCD) location has received FAA approval for four additional airframe capabilities within the Bombardier and Embraer series. The FAA only grants approval based on specific training, manuals and tooling requirements. The four additional series of capabilities include Bombardier Global BD-700, Embraer Phenom, Embraer Legacy 120 and Embraer Legacy 134/145. Currently, the […]
West Star congratulates their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) Global Express team for completing their first 240, 180, and 120-month inspections. In just a short time, the GJT Global Express team has grown from one member, Chris Halbert, to a crew of 13, completing 15 different Global Express aircraft projects. “The continued growth of the Global […]
