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the internal employee talent that drives our success.” “We are proud that Able Aerospace Services has expanded in Southeast Mesa,” says City of Mesa mayor John Giles. “They are an exceptional business leader in aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul for both military and civilian aircraft, and it has been exciting to watch their number of high-quality jobs grow since moving to the Gateway area in 2013. We are thrilled to welcome up to 100 more new jobs with this expansion.” Since relocating from Phoenix to Mesa in 2013, Able has added more than 200 employees and expanded its footprint with new mezzanine space, a new paint facility and the Able Maintenance Center, featuring hangar space directly linked to the runway at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport. In 2015, Able was acquired by Textron Aviation, Inc., becoming an essential component of the aviation company’s global customer service network. “Able’s increased investment at Gateway Airport brings
new capabilities and a significant number of additional high-wage jobs to the region,” says Gila River Indian Community Lt. Governor and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA) chairman Robert Stone.
“PMGAA congratulates Able and is proud they have continued to find success and growth at Gateway Airport.” From its purpose-built location, Able delivers more than 10,000 FAA-approved component repair, overhaul, parts and aircraft completion solutions for civilian and military, fixed- and rotor-wing operators in more than 60 countries. The Able Maintenance Center – located within the Able campus – delivers airframe repair and completion services, avionics upgrades and full paint services. All in-house work is completed by Able’s team of more than 450 highly trained mechanics, engineers, customer service and sales specialists.
WEST STAR AVIATION ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
OF ROBERT RASBERRY West Star Aviation announces that after nearly 20 years, Robert (Bob) Rasberry, Chairman of the Board, is retiring from the company. Rasberry will continue with West Star’s Board of Directors as Chairman Emeritus and join Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a middle-market equity investment firm and parent of West Star Aviation, as a Senior Advisor supporting NEP’s continued interest in aviation-related investments. Rasberry, in collaboration with his cofounders, Sam
Haycraft, Jim Swehla and Mike Durst, acquired the small MRO, Premier Air Center, in East Alton, IL in 2002. West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, CO was added in 2005, and ultimately, the companies were united and rebranded as West Star Aviation. The Company has grown from 150 employees to over 1,400 and has been consistently named the #1 MRO (Pro Pilot’s magazine PRASE survey) in the country for the last six years. “I find much comfort and pride in knowing that I leave
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West Star in extremely capable hands. Many leadership decisions have been made over the past several years to prepare for this day, including appointing Rodger Renaud as chief operating officer and president, and hiring an industry veteran, Jim Rankin, as CEO. Their commitment to our employee and customer-centric culture is unwavering and aligns with the same principles upon which West Star was founded,” states Bob Rasberry, Chairman of the Board, West Star Aviation. For more information visit
www.weststaraviation.com or call 800-922-2421.
WEST STAR AVIATION WELCOMES NEW PAINT
PROGRAM ASSISTANT MANAGER AT ALN West Star announces Robert Wood as the new Paint Program assistant manager at its East Alton (ALN) facility. Wood will assist and collaborate on paint processes and projects.
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