East Alton, IL, September 21, 2015—West Star Aviation (WSA) is pleased to announce that Joe Daugherty will join the WSA team as Corporate Aircraft Interior & Exterior Paint Sales Manager, effective Tuesday, September 22.
Joe has almost 30 years combined aviation experience with the last three exclusively in sales. He most recently held the position of Regional Sales Manager at Elliott Aviation for the North Central and Northwest U.S. territories. During his career, Joe helped develop the Falcon 20 and Falcon 50 interior retrofit program with Garrett Aviation; helped develop and market new interior shell panels and design configuration for the Falcon 900; and has won multiple sales awards as a top sales performer.
“We’re very excited to have Joe coming aboard to help West Star Aviation continue offering excellent customer service, and hope to serve and attract more customers in the market,” says Jim Swehla, Cofounder & Executive Vice President, West Star Aviation.
Based at the East Alton, IL (ALN) facility, Joe will join Julie Timmons and George Euler in providing additional paint and interiors sales coverage, including modifications, to both the ALN and Grand Junction, CO (GJT) locations. Joe can be contacted directly at (217) 816-1025 or [email protected].
Voted #1 Preferred MRO in Professional Pilot magazine’s annual “Preferences Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment” (PRASE) Survey for two consecutive years, 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; and Columbia, SC. West Star Aviation runs the maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, CO, Chicago Executive Airport in Chicago, IL and Centennial Airport in Denver, CO. 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 www.weststaraviation.com or call 800-922-2421.
