West Star Aviation provides behind-the-scenes view on Falcon 2000 cabin reconfigurationnews Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 24 0West Star Aviation has revealed what goes into completing a Dassault Falcon 2000 cabin reconfiguration, the firm’s most requested modification for the past five years. … Read more
The very private Gama Aviationopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Jun 24 0There is always a lot of celebration when companies float on a stock market. Marwan Khalek, CEO and co-founder, Gama Aviation is more excited about… Read more
West Star Aviation reveals new leadership structurenews Yves Le Marquand 6 Jun 24 0West Star Aviation has unveiled a new executive leadership structure following a multi-year succession planning process. Jim Rankin, who has served as CEO since 2018,… Read more
Gama Aviation sells Jet East to West Star Aviation for $131mnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Oct 23 0The Jet East stand at NBAA BACE has been a popular one. The maintenance company is giving out t-shirts and has been busy all day.… Read more
West Star Aviation repairs Challenger 601 after bird strikenews Terry Spruce 31 Aug 23 0West Star Aviation has repaired a Bombardier Challenger 601, after a bird strike grounded the aircraft at Houston, Texas (KHOU). Technicians traveller to Texas from… Read more
West Star Aviation rebrands MSP Aero as sixth satellite locationnews Terry Spruce 2 May 19 0West Star Aviation has announced that MSP Aero will be rebranded as a West Star Aviation satellite location, effective immediately. West Star Aviation acquired MSP… Read more
West Star Aviation completes new hangar at East Altonnews Terry Spruce 24 Jan 19 0January 22, 2019 – West Star Aviation has completed the construction of a new 60,000 sq. ft. hangar at its East Alton, IL location. The… Read more
West Star Aviation names Tommi Krell as director of Corporate Communicationsnews Terry Spruce 23 Jan 19 0Tommi Krell has joined West Star Aviation as Director of Corporate Communications. Krell will be responsible for managing internal employee communications channels, as well as… Read more
West Star Aviation acquires Flite Componentsnews Terry Spruce 28 Nov 18 0West Star Aviation has recently acquired Flite Components, an FAA/EASA Part 145 Repair Station. Conveniently located minutes away from Dallas Love Field airport, the company… Read more
West Star Aviation’s newly expanded Chattanooga facility celebrates operational milestonesnews Terry Spruce 22 Nov 18 0November 16, 2018 – West Star Aviation highlighted the new Paint and Maintenance Hangars at the Chattanooga facility Open House, November 7, 2018, attended by… Read more
West Star Aviation names Steve Goede General Manager of Chattanooga locationnews Terry Spruce 20 Nov 18 0November 14, 2018 – West Star Aviation has announced that Steve Goede has been named as the General Manager of the company’s Chattanooga facility. In… Read more
West Star Aviation installs Winglet Technology Transitional winglets on Citation 680 aircraftnews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 18 0West Star Aviation has completed an installation of Winglet Technology Transitional Winglets on a Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign aircraft at its Grand Junction, CO, facility.… Read more
West Star Aviation Is nearing completion of Hawker 800A wing replacementnews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 18 0West Star Aviation is nearing completion of a total wing replacement on a Hawker 800A aircraft. This extensive project is being performed at West Star’s… Read more
West Star Aviation receives Cessna approval as an authorised independent NDI facilitynews Terry Spruce 9 Nov 18 0West Star Aviation’s Chattanooga facility has received Cessna approval as an authorised independent Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) facility. This approval allows West Star to perform Nondestructive… Read more
West Star Aviation announces sponsorship of NBAA Careers in Business Aviation Daynews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 18 0West Star Aviation is pleased to announce they are a sponsor of the NBAA Careers in Business Aviation Day on October 18, 2018 at the… Read more
West Star Aviation promotes Katie Johnson to Vice President of Human Resourcesnews Terry Spruce 20 Aug 18 0West Star Aviation is pleased to announce Katie Johnson has been promoted to Vice President of Human Resources effective immediately. In her new role, Katie… Read more
West Star Aviation adds Scottsdale to list of Satellite Operationsnews Terry Spruce 14 Aug 18 0West Star Aviation is pleased to announce that the company has secured 3,700 sq. ft. of hangar space for satellite operations in Scottsdale, AZ at… Read more
West Star Aviation names John Mansfield as manager of Satellite Operations and Mobile Repairnews Terry Spruce 9 Aug 18 0West Star Aviation is pleased to announce John Mansfield as manager of Satellite Operations and Mobile Repair. John began his career over 30 years ago… Read more
West Star Aviation completes first Falcon 7X C-Inspectionnews Terry Spruce 1 Aug 18 0July 26, 2018 – West Star Aviation is pleased to announce the company recently completed its first Falcon 7X C- inspection at its East Alton,… Read more
West Star Aviation ramps up for fourth full service facility at Perryville Regional Airportnews Terry Spruce 30 Jul 18 0West Star Aviation is pleased to announce that it has acquired hangars at Perryville Regional Airport in Perryville, MO, and will quickly bring capabilities online… Read more
