Overview
Western Aircraft repairs, upgrades and sells business aircraft for private owners, corporate flight departments and other operators. Its certified repair station handles airframe and engine maintenance, avionics installation and cabin refurbishment, with factory authorizations covering several aircraft makers. Customers can buy Pilatus and Piper aircraft, source replacement parts, arrange aircraft management or book flights through its charter operation. The company also runs a private aviation terminal at Boise Airport, supplying fuel, hangar space and ground services to visiting aircraft. Founded in 1957, Western Aircraft is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
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What believers are saying
- Western Aircraft's full-time, onsite Boise maintenance technicians: weekend option pays 40 hours for three 12-hour shifts.
- Western Aircraft advertises up to $25,000 hiring/relocation incentives, depending on experience, for full-time onsite Boise maintenance technicians.
- Western Aircraft's full-time, onsite Boise line technicians: company pays 100% of short- and long-term disability coverage.
What critics are saying
- Western Aircraft line-service roles in Boise: full-time outdoor work, onsite nights/weekends/overtime and lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Travel demands: Western Aircraft's Boise mobile mechanics work onsite full-time, with extensive travel and seven-day-on/seven-day-off rotations.
- Tool ownership: Boise mobile mechanics must own hand tools for full-time work onsite at Western Aircraft.
What makes Western Aircraft unique
- Parts depth: Western Aircraft stocks or manages more than 20,000 approved line items, components and modification kits.
- Specialized cabins: Western Aircraft integrates dedicated medical installations alongside custom cabinetry and aircraft interior engineering.
- Hawaii operating brand: Western Aircraft runs Lanai Air as its own commuter air-carrier division.
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