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Aircraft repair company West Star could add 250 more workers at Chattanooga Airport

Staff photo by Mike Pare / A private jet sits outside of a new West Star Aviation hangar in 2023 at Chattanooga Airport. The aircraft maintenance company is continuing to expand and add workers.
Staff photo by Mike Pare / A private jet sits outside of a new West Star Aviation hangar in 2023 at Chattanooga Airport. The aircraft maintenance company is continuing to expand and add workers. Staff photo by Mike Pare / A private jet sits outside of a new West Star Aviation hangar in 2023 at Chattanooga Airport. The aircraft maintenance company is continuing to expand and add workers.



West Star Aviation is expanding again at Chattanooga Airport and leasing a pair of buildings. The company also plans to add up to 250 more jobs.

Steve Goede, who manages Chattanooga operations for the aircraft maintenance company, said West Star employs 495 workers now and is bringing on people weekly to meet demand.

“Our five-year plan is to grow by 200 to 250 people,” he told the airport authority Monday.