MRO specialist West Star Aviation has completed the construction of a new 60,000 sq ft hangar at its East Alton, Illinois location. The hangar is now operational and accepting customers.

Featuring 40,000 sq ft of hangar space and 20,000 sq ft of back shop and office space which supports West Star's growing capabilities, the facility will allow the company to expand upon existing aircraft maintenance programmes. The development will initially employ 28 technicians to support the expansion.

“With the new hangar completion, we occupy over 380,000 sq ft of space at the St. Louis Regional airport,” comments general manager Scott Sweeney. “Having a new hangar provides us with the added capacity to continue offering world-class service to our customers and ensure we meet requested deadlines.”

West Star Aviation repairs and maintains airframes, windows and engines and carries out major modifications, avionics installation and repair, interior refurbishment, surplus avionics sales, accessory services, paint and parts. In addition to its primary facilities in East Alton, IL; Grand Junction, CO; Chattanooga, TN; and Perryville, MO, the company also operates satellite facilities at Aspen-Pitkin County airport in Aspen, CO; Chicago Executive airport; Centennial airport in Denver, CO; Conroe-North Houston Regional airport in Houston, TX; Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport in Minneapolis, MN and Scottsdale airport in Scottsdale, AZ. It also provides FBO services for transient aircraft at its remodelled East Alton and Grand Junction facilities.