Pentastar Aviation Receives Class 3 and 4 Airframe Ratings

Feb 25, 2009 12:32 PM

Pentastar Aviation, based in Waterford, Mich., received FAR 145 Repair Station Airframe Class 3 and 4 Ratings in January. Issued by the FAA, these ratings replace Pentastar’s prior Limited Airframe Ratings and authorize Pentastar’s 14 CFR 145 Repair Station to maintain all models of small and large aircraft of all metal construction.

“These ratings enable our maintenance staff to support additional makes and models of aircraft as well as expand our service capabilities for the many transient aircraft coming through our facility whenever there is a need for maintenance,” Pentastar quality control director Gary Roberts said. “These ratings are a great advantage to Pentastar and a great benefit for our customers.”

Pentastar Aviation boasts 45 years of experience in the maintenance, repair and modification of corporate and executive aircraft. With one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable maintenance teams in the business aviation industry, Pentastar quickly emerged as an industry leader after their original approval as a repair station by the FAA in 1974.

“Issuance of FAR 145 Airframe Class 3 and Class 4 ratings demonstrates that Pentastar Aviation has met the required FAA experience, personnel and organizational qualifications and also provides recognition for the vast size of our facilities and related capabilities,” maintenance operations director Tony Bailey said. “With this change, Pentastar Aviation joins an elite group of repair stations that have received FAA approval of these Airframe Class ratings. Our reputation and related business volume has been built through our relentless focus on ensuring airworthiness, meeting or exceeding quoted maintenance downtimes and outstanding customer service.”

In addition to their maintenance capabilities, Pentastar Aviation specializes in aircraft management services, aircraft charter, avionics design/installation/repair and aircraft brokerage. Pentastar's FBO provides exceptional customer service and ExxonMobil's Avitat fuel. The team of chefs at FIVESTAR Gourmet, the in-house catering division, delivers meals designed to please the palate as well as the eye.

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