West Star Aviation welcomes new assistant manager for paint unit

West Star Aviation has named Robert Wood as the new Paint Program assistant manager at its East Alton facility at St. Louis Regional Airport.

Wood will assist and collaborate on paint processes and projects.

Wood has more than  26 years of aviation experience with previous positions held at Gulfstream, Jet Aviation and Midcoast. He also served four years in the Air Force as a structural repair and corrosion control specialist working on fighter jets and cargo aircraft.

“We are happy to welcome Robert to the West Star family.  He brings over 22 years of paint knowledge and troubleshooting expertise, making him a valuable asset to the department and team,” said Jeremy Turnbough, Paint Program manager.

In addition to its primary facilities in East Alton; Grand Junction, CO; Chattanooga, TN; and Perryville, Mo., West Star Aviation also maintains satellite facilities at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colo.; Chicago Executive Airport in Chicago; Centennial Airport in Denver; Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport in Houston; Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis and Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale, Ariz. The company also provides complete FBO services for transient aircraft at its East Alton and Grand Junction facilities.

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