Press Release

Issued by .

November 17, 2015

West Star Aviation (WSA) has been authorized by the Venezuelan government to maintain and repair Venezuelan-registered aircraft at their Columbia, SC (CAE) location.

“In order for a foreign operator to bring an aircraft for service to a repair station in the U.S., the facility would have to be approved by the country under which the aircraft is registered. Europe, Saudi Arabia, China, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela are enforcing this requirement”, says Santiago G. Carol, regional sales manager with West Star Aviation in Mexico and Latin America.

Customers with King Airs, C441, Citation (all series); Learjets (all 30/40/55/60 series); Gulfstream 100/150/200; Challenger 300/601/604; Hawker 800/XP; Falcon 10/20; Beechjet 400; and IAI Westwind 1124 series in that market will now have a closer West Star option for their aircraft's maintenance and avionics service needs.

“Our Venezuelan customers can now access West Star service in this location convenient to the South Florida port of entry”, says Carol.

To learn more or to schedule service, contact Santiago G. Carol at 970-261-0492 or scarol@wsa.aero. You may also contact Donnie Shealy at 803-319-5909 or dshealy@wsa.aero.