Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Highlights St. Louis Aero MRO and Manufacturing
Panel participants included Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, and West Star Aviation
Panel session at Global Aerospace Summit
Moderator Mary Lamie (left) hosted a discussion about regional aerospace manufacturing and MRO activities with Boeing’s Chad Nicklaus, Brian Bauwens from West Star Aviation, and Gulfstream St. Louis general manager Tony Ray. © Global Aerospace Summit

At the recent Global Aerospace Summit in O’Fallon, Illinois, a panel session on military aircraft production and business aircraft completions and MRO services featured local leaders from Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, and West Star Aviation discussing investments in facilities, technology, and workforce development initiatives in the St. Louis region.

During the “Building and Sustaining the Fleet: OEM, MRO, and Defense Perspectives” session, moderated by Mary Lamie—executive v-p of multimodal enterprises for Bi-State Development, which operates St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS)—participants outlined their companies’ regional activities.