Pentastar Aviation Press Releases

WATERFORD, MI. – Pentastar Aviation, a leader in the world of business aviation, announced today that Aaron Cook has joined the company as Director of Corporate Training and Development. In his new role, Cook will report to Robert Rufli, Vice President of Flight Operations and Director of Operations, and will oversee flight crew training and other training programs for the entire company.

WATERFORD, MI. – Pentastar Aviation, a leader in the world of business aviation, has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF). The foundation, currently 165 companies strong, is made up of renowned aviation professionals who provide expertise on issues including flight operations and safety management systems, aircraft manufacturing and maintenance, and aviation law. Their mission is to lead the advancement of the highest safety standards available. This allows the business aviation, charter and fractional ownership industry to offer the safest air transportation products in the world and provide objective information about these standards and services to the public.

WATERFORD, MI. – Pentastar Aviation, a leader in the world of business aviation, has once again been named one of the top Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs) in the country by the most respected publications in the aviation industry. In two separate surveys, Aviation International News’ AIN FBO Survey 2018 and Professional Pilot’s 2018 PRASE Survey (Preferences Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment), Pentastar claimed the #3 ranking in the country as voted by their readers. They were also named the #1 FBO in the Great Lakes Region in the AIN survey and the #2 Best Independent FBO in the Professional Pilot survey.

Partnership helps students with internships, career path. Pentastar Aviation and Western Michigan University (WMU) College of Aviation have teamed up to offer students a variety of opportunities to gain valuable experience in their chosen aviation career path. Through this partnership, Pentastar has made a multi-year commitment to extend internships and lend their decades of experience and resources to students enrolled in WMU’s aviation program.

Waterford, Mich. – Pentastar Aviation, a leader in the world of business aviation, recently completed installation of Honeywell’s JetWave High-speed satellite communications hardware on a Gulfstream 550 aircraft.