Manchester-Boston Regional airport, New Hampshire-based modification centre Pro Star Aviation has increased its team of technicians to meet the high demand for business aviation maintenance and installations. The appointments comprise new maintenance technicians Sean Bresnahan, Joseph Daley, Danielle Vezina; structural technician Andrew Hixson; and installation technician Eric Lantigua.

Bresnahan began his career in aviation as an aircraft structural mechanic in the US Airforce. With 22 years of experience in various positions ranging from mechanical engineer to business development, he has spent the last three years as a maintenance technician at American Airlines.

Daley served as an Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard A-10 fighter pilot for 22 years and recently completed the AMT programme at the National Aviation Academy in Concord, Massachusetts.

Vezina has 25 years of aviation maintenance expertise, most recently working on Bombardier Challenger and Global aircraft. She has extensive experience on Gulfstream aircraft, served as an instructor at the National Aviation Academy and was an aircraft maintenance manager at Daniel Webster College Flight School.

Hixson serves in the US Navy as an aviation structural mechanic on a C130 based in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He achieved his BSc in business at Southern New Hampshire University and has over 10 years of experience in aviation.

Lantigua has provided avionics installation and troubleshooting for the past five years. Recently he served as a flight line readiness technician for Boeing, performing component installation, troubleshooting and repair.

“The years of aviation experience and knowledge of our new hires combined with our existing technical team will strengthen the services we provide for our customers,” says general manager Sean Peterson. “Business aviation is thriving; we are in a position to ensure we can manage growth and deliver aircraft on time to get customers back in the air.”