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West Star breaks ground on Chattanooga MRO expansion with 45,000‑sq‑ft new hangar and 30,000‑sq‑ft extension

West Star Aviation has broken ground on an expansion at its Chattanooga Airport campus that adds a new 45,000‑sq‑ft hangar plus a 30,000‑sq‑ft hangar extension. The project increases the independent MRO’s maintenance footprint and throughput capacity at the regional site.

Discovered 2026-02-18T01:55:33.629577-08:00 | 2026-02-18T01:55:33.629577-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The project adds a combined 75,000 sq ft of hangar space (45,000‑sq‑ft new hangar plus a 30,000‑sq‑ft extension), materially increasing West Star’s Chattanooga maintenance capacity and local aircraft throughput; similar regional hangar investments have expanded narrowbody MRO capability elsewhere [source:46e7d572-edea-4b2a-9481-c1336de79d74].
This expansion is part of a broader industry push to scale MRO operations — both by independents and carriers — as firms invest in facility capacity and commercialise maintenance capabilities (see Delta’s plans to grow its MRO into a standalone business) [source:d783bd07-f04a-4733-bf94-78021ef58e2a].
Growing regional MRO footprints increase demand for trained technicians and local aerospace infrastructure; parallel investments in training and facilities, such as the MTSU aerospace campus, underscore the workforce and education context for these capacity builds [source:4cae8d98-6250-4364-99e8-6469edcafc57].

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