West Star Aviation Announces Personnel Changes at Grand Junction Facility

Nov. 22, 2011
Ken Rice has been promoted to Director of Maintenance; T.J. Jaeger has been promoted to Gulfstream/Learjet Program Manager; and Jason Blust has taken over the position of Learjet Team Leader at GJT.

Grand Junction, CO, November 22, 2011 – West Star Aviation recently announced three personnel changes at their Grand Junction (GJT) location. Ken Rice, T.J. Jaeger and Jason Blust have all been promoted from their current positions within the West Star organization.

Ken Rice, who previously held the position of Gulfstream/Learjet Program Manager, has been promoted to Director of Maintenance. In this new position, Ken will oversee all maintenance operations at the GJT facility and he can be contacted directly at (800) 255-4193 (office) or (970) 261-4249 (cell).

In addition, T.J. Jaeger has been promoted to Gulfstream/Learjet Program Manager. T.J. will supervise all Gulfstream and Learjet specific maintenance projects at GJT. He can be reached at (970) 248-5257 (office) or (970) 985-0771 (cell).

Jason Blust has taken over the position of Learjet Team Leader at GJT. In this new position, Jason will lead maintenance projects on all Learjet aircraft. Jason Blust can be contacted directly at (970) 683-4871 (office) or (970) 985-0967 (cell).

West Star Aviation, Inc. specializes in the repair and maintenance of airframes, windows, and engines, as well as major modifications, avionics installation and repair, interior refurbishment, surplus avionics sales, accessory services, paint and parts.

In addition to its facilities in East Alton, IL; Grand Junction, CO; Columbia, SC; and Dallas, TX, West Star Aviation runs the maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, CO and at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, MO. The company also provides complete FBO services for transient aircraft at its newly remodeled East Alton and Grand Junction facilities. West Star Aviation, Inc. is an industry leader in technical experience and expertise while providing world-class customer services in all the organization’s divisions. For more information visit http://www.weststaraviation.com/ or call 800-922-2421.