West Star Aviation is fielding a mobile response team (MRT) supported by a network of MRO facilities and support shops. The West Star Aviation MRT provides in-the-field-level repairs and modifications as well as temporary repairs necessary to ferry an aircraft to one of its closest MRO facilities. Locations that offer MRT service include East Alton and Chicago (PWK), Ill.; and Grand Junction and Centennial, Colo. A Chattanooga, Tenn. facility is in the works.

West Star also announced it has its first 8C inspection on a Bombardier Global Express in the works at the Grand Junction location. An 8C is an intense 120-month interval inspection that requires specialized tooling to perform. The MRO will also perform a landing gear (restoration) inspection, the 1C/2C/4C inspection and other hourly inspections. Additionally, the aircraft will be the first Global Express to be painted in the new 141,000-sq-ft Grand Junction paint facility. The new facility features two bays: One for strip, sand and priming; the other is a state-of-the-art downdraft bay. Each bay is 120-feet wide and accommodates aircraft as large as a Global 7000 or a Gulfstream 650.