Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Expanding Aircraft Mx Second Shifts
West Star Aviation aims to reduce aircraft maintenance turn times by double-digit percentages with expanded second shifts.

In addition to its move to equip maintenance technicians with iPads to improve efficiency, West Star Aviation is expanding second shifts at its four full-service MRO locations. The expanded second shift effort thus far has reduced turn-times by as much as 25 to 30 percent in certain instances, according to the company. The shift expansions have already occurred or will be implemented at West Star sites in East Alton, Illinois; Grand Junction, Colorado; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Perryville, Missouri.