West Star Aviation Academy will accelerate the skill development and abilities required to certify new technicians more quickly than the industry’s traditional 18-30-month on-the-job apprenticeship program,” company officials said in a press release.
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Girard receives Master Mechanic award
Dave Girard, technical sales manager at West Star Aviation has received the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award for 50 years as a mechanic. “I am humbled to have received this award from the FAA,” he said. “I started in this business as a teenager and now I work with an excellent group of experienced aviation […]
West Star Aviation gets equity investment
West Star Aviation has received a “significant investment” from Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a middle market investment firm founded in 1961, according to company officials. “On behalf of the entire West Star team, we are confident that our new partnership with NEP will help us successfully achieve our next level of growth,” said Robert Rasberry, West […]
New paint facility for West Star Aviation at GJT
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — West Star Aviation has completed its new paint facility at it Grand Junction Airport (GJT) location. The new facility is 41,000 square feet and features two bays: One for strip, sand and priming, the other is a downdraft bay. Each bay is 120 feet wide and will be able to accommodate aircraft as large as a […]
West Star Aviation awarded ODA at all locations
West Star Aviation recently has been appointed a holder of an “Organization Designation Authorization (ODA)” by the FAA. The ODA allows West Star to manage its own certification projects and determine compliance with FAA procedures and guidelines, company officials explain.To receive the authorization, West Star had to complete a lengthy process to demonstrate to the FAA that […]
West Star Aviation opens accessory shops at CAE and ALN
West Star Aviation recently added accessory shop capabilities at its Columbia, South Carolina (CAE) location. The new shop became fully operational in April. In addition, West Star will open another all new accessory shop at its East Alton, Ill. (ALN) location during the fourth quarter of 2014. The new CAE shop offers starter-generator repair/overhaul and […]
Self-serve fuel station now at GJT
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — West Star Aviation recently opened a self service refueling station at its Grand Junction (GJT) location. “We are excited to begin offering this new service to our customers in the Western Colorado area,” said Dave Krogman, General Manager, West Star Aviation, GJT. “We put a lot of effort into finding new and creative […]
West Star Aviation named East Alton Rotary Business of the Year
The Rotary Club of East Alton, Ill., recently recognized West Star Aviation as its Business of the Year. Brad Lavite, incoming East Alton Rotary Club president, applauded West Star for keeping its national headquarters at St. Louis Regional Airport and adding a 47,000-square-foot maintenance facility, which was dedicated on May 13. Total facility space in this community […]
West Star Aviation names new regional sales manager
West Star Aviation has hired Ed Henry as Regional Sales Manager responsible for the eastern territory of the United States including: Washington D.C., Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. He has more than 40 years of experience in general and corporate aviation, graduating from Pennsylvania College of Technologies with a degree in […]