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Sun, Sep 01, 2024

West Star Opens Major New Hangar At Illinois Facility

Full-service MRO Now Tallies 545,000 Square Feet

West Star Aviation, provider of MRO services, cut the ribbon on its newest hangar at St. Louis Regional Airport (KALN) in East Alton, Illinois. The two-year, $20 million Hangar 67 adds 75,700 square feet to the company’s footprint at this facility.

Hangar 67 sports 40,000 sq ft of dedicated hangar space and 35,700 sq ft of offices and support space. The expansion boosts West Star’s hangar and shop space at KALN to 425,000 sq ft plus 125,000 sq ft of support and office space, and is anticipated to bring an additional 80 new jobs. Concurrently, the airport just completed a 56,000 sq ft ramp expansion. East Alton is one of the company’s six full-service facilities in the U.S along with Grand Junction, Colorado, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Millville, New Jersey, Perryville, Missouri, and Statesville, North Carolina. West Star boasts 1.5 million sq ft of hangar space across its system, including six satellite locations.

West Star CEO Stephen Maiden said, “The completion of Hangar 67 represents another significant moment in West Star Aviation’s vision for the future. This new facility not only enhances our service capabilities but also exemplifies our ongoing commitment to growth and innovation to ensure we are prepared to meet the needs of our valued customers.”

FMI:  www.weststaraviation.com/

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