West Star Aviation Announces Continued Expansion Efforts at Chattanooga Facility

West Star Aviation announces continued expansion efforts at its Chattanooga, TN, location (CHA), extending hours of operation and growing its paint and interior team. Effective as of Jan. 27, 2017, West Star's Chattanooga facility offers weekend shift hours, giving its customers 12-hour coverage from a dedicated crew Friday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The team consists of five maintenance technicians to start.

West Star also continues paint and interior expansion efforts by hiring a new Paint and Interior Design sales associate for the Chattanooga location. Samantha Boyce has 10 years experience within the industry at Gulfstream. She started as interior design coordinator and was the principal interior designer when she left. She will be responsible for sales within the paint and interior sector of the CHA facility. The state-of-the-art facility will break ground first quarter of 2017.

"We are very excited with this shift addition, and we are looking forward to the opportunities and options our expansion efforts offer to our customers," says Thomas Hilboldt, general manager (CHA), West Star Aviation.

Voted #1 Preferred MRO in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Professional Pilot magazine annual “Preferences Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment” (PRASE) Survey, West Star Aviation specializes in the repair and maintenance of airframes, windows and engines, as well as major modifications, avionics installation and repair, interior refurbishment, surplus avionics sales, accessory services, paint and parts. In addition to its facilities in East Alton, IL; Grand Junction, CO; and Chattanooga, TN, West Star Aviation runs maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, CO; Chicago Executive Airport in Chicago, IL; and Centennial Airport in Denver, CO. The company also provides complete FBO services for transient aircraft at its newly remodeled East Alton and Grand Junction facilities. 

For more information, visit www.weststaraviation.com or call (800) 922-2421.

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