3 July, 2018: West Star Aviation has appointed Scott Sweeney as the General Manager of its East Alton, (ALN) facility.
Scott began his career in aviation over 30 years ago in the US Navy Air Wing aboard the USS Enterprise. After his time in the Navy, he changed to business aviation, working 25 years with Hawker Beechcraft in various roles including Technician, Supervisor, Sales Manager, Vice President of Global Customer Relations and General Manager. Most recently, Scott held the position of Vice President of Operations at Constant Aviation before accepting the role of General Manager at West Star’s East Alton (ALN) facility.
He will be responsible for overseeing all operations at ALN including maintenance, interior, avionics, paint, installations, parts and components, and AOG/MRT. Scott is taking over for Eric Kujawa, who has recently been promoted to VP of Falcon Product Development at West Star Aviation.