maintenance

engine maintenance
paint capabilities
ndt inspections
maintenance capabilies
customer comments

engine services

Our engine services encompass various aspects, including inspections, repairs, overhauls, and maintenance. Routine inspections involve thorough examinations of engine components to detect any signs of wear, damage, or malfunction. Repair services address specific issues identified during inspections, ranging from minor fixes to component replacements.

Overhauls involve comprehensive refurbishments of engines to restore them to factory specifications, often replacing worn parts and updating systems. Additionally, we provide ongoing maintenance services such as cleaning, lubrication, and performance testing to keep engines running as smoothly as they were designed.

Authorizations

Paint Services

Whether it be a landing gear, RVSM critical area or an entry door we know how to satisfy your needs with high-quality aircraft paint services. Our technicians work together to provide you with a durable coating that will last for years to come. This not only serves to protect the materials it covers but also offers a clean and shiny surface that is pleasant to look at. Paint touch up such as "N" number changes, re-coating areas that have chipped or peeled, RVSM area repairs and other localized paint touch up are routinely completed and are our specialty.

Western Aircraft offers the following Aircraft Paint Services:

  • A team of dedicated and quality-minded professionals that care about customer satisfaction
  • Individuals that have been to factory training provided by paint manufacturers
  • Our team has 69 collective years of paint experience
  • Paint matching capabilities that promise the right color is applied to your aircraft
  • Modern paint booths that are free of contaminants to house parts and components during their refurbishment and coating
  • Personnel that is dedicated to providing a safe painting environment
  • Environmentally friendly waste management
  • Free paint and aircraft detailing estimates

Non-Destructive Testing at Western Aircraft

Aircraft are complex, interconnected systems built from a wide variety of materials that are subjected to significant stress during all stages of flight. While all systems require regular inspections, not all systems can be inspected using the same method. Our team of NAS 410 NDT-certified level II & III technicians is dedicated to improving flight safety and ensuring pilots, passengers, and crews are safe, both in the air and on the ground.

We provide a combination of non-destructive testing services and inspection tools to help solve your aircraft integrity problems. On-site and off-site services available.

Eddy Current Inspections
Makes use of electromagnetic induction to detect and characterize surface and sub-surface flaws in conductive materials.

  • Conductivity testing
  • Sensitive to small cracks and other defects
  • Ability to inspect complex shapes and sizes of material
  • Minimum part preparation required
  • Usually no paint removal required
  • Immediate results

Magnetic Particle Inspections
Puts a magnetic field into the part in question to detect surface and shallow sub-surface discontinuities in ferrous materials such as iron and steel.

  • Inspect irregularly shaped parts
  • Indications are visible directly on the material's surface
  • Detects cracking from fatigue, grinding, quenching, shrinkage, and stress corrosion
  • Detects tears and welding defects
  • Portable yoke

Western Aircraft Maintenance Capabilities

We specialize in the following aircraft maintenance capabilities: Aircraft Interiors, Aircraft Avionics & Paint. Choose an airframe from the links below to learn more about our specific aircraft maintenance capabilities:

General Aviation at Western Aircraft

As an FAA-certified Class 1, 2, 3, and 4 Repair Station, we maintain, modify and repair turbine and piston fixed wing aircraft. We are an authorized service center for: Dassault Falcon, Pilatus, King Air, Embraer, and Piper.

We're also a line authorized service center for Honeywell TFE-731, CFE-738 and ATF3, Pratt & Whitney PT-6, 307, 308 and Rolls Royce. 

Aircraft Avionics at Western Aircraft

We are an authorized dealer for most avionics manufacturers through our highly trained and experienced staff. Our avionics shop is FAA-certified to repair instruments, radar and autopilot systems. We are experienced with complete avionics retrofits, as well as installation and integration of modern electronics.

  • We have over 200 collective years of avionics experience.
  • Major panel upgrades and installation – we are authorized dealers for all major avionics and electronics manufacturers.
  • WAI has a full time engineering staff that ensures your new system or upgrades integrate flawlessly with your existing equipment.

Aircraft Interiors at Western Aircraft

Make the most of your downtime! Our competitively-priced interior capabilities include the recovering of seats, headliners, side panels, and other fabric or leather covered items, re-rags, plating and cabinet work. We are proud to provide custom cabinet design, manufacture and installation for all sizes of aircraft, on site. Carpets can also be cut, serged and installed. Interior and exterior cleaning and detailing is available for transient aircraft or aircraft in for service work. This includes washing, waxing, carpet cleaning, and bright work polishing.

Aircraft Paint at Western Aircraft

Whether it be a landing gear, RVSM critical area or an entry door we know how to satisfy your aircraft paint needs with high quality paint services. Our technicians work together to provide you with a durable coating that will last for years to come. This paint not only serves to protect the materials it covers but also offers a clean and shiny surface that is pleasant to look at. Paint touch up such as “N” number changes, recoating areas that have chipped or peeled, RVSM area repairs and other localized paint touch up are routinely completed and are our specialty.

Western Aircraft offers our paint customers:

  • A team of dedicated and quality minded professionals that care about customer satisfaction
  • Individuals that have been to factory training provided by paint manufacturers
  • Our team has 69 collective years of paint experience
  • Paint matching capabilities that promise the right color is applied to your aircraft
  • Modern paint booths that are free of contaminants to house parts and components during their refurbishment and coating
  • Personnel that is dedicated to providing a safe painting environment
  • Environmentally friendly waste management
  • Free paint and aircraft detailing estimates

Western Aircraft Maintenance Customers

We're committed to superior customer service at every stage of the process. We have long-standing client relationships with some of the biggest names in the aviation industry. Read what our aircraft maintenance customers have to say in the comment section below.

"I don’t think I could be more please by the work your company did. I was on the shop floor every day with your mechanics and technicians and I never thought that I would rather have someone else working on my plane. Victor Santos and all of the guys working on the floor were friendly, easy going, competent, and really seemed to have their hearts in their work. The work scope was big, and despite me adding additional items during the input, we were out on time and made our first scheduled passenger flight the next morning. Our bottom line is the mission, and you delivered on that. I don’t foresee us seeking out maintenance for our 7X anywhere else in the future. Keep up the high standards!"

Carson Solem
A&P Mechanic (Falcon 7X | Seattle, WA)


"We go out of our way to come to Boise and Western because we feel they are the best."

John Scalzo
Chief Pilot (Hawker 800)


"With regards to the aircraft maintenance performed on both our aircraft in the past year; 2C on F50EX – 260 N586CS and 2A on F7X -031 N786CS, I have the following comments: N586CS 2C check: The work performed by your crew headed by Mike McLeavey was phenomenal.

At the time, I was pre-occupied by the completion of the 7X so was unable to be at the facility but for 6 days total. The communication during the job was excellent. I knew the cost of the project throughout. The final cost came within 2000 dollars of what I expected. The aircraft departed and went on a very important extended European trip with zero discrepancies; phenomenal!

N786CS 2A check: The work on the new aircraft was just as impressive. C.J. Miller was extraordinary in his organization of the project and his determination to insure everything was completed. Especially impressive was the apparent seamless transition between him and Mike when a family emergency required his services for a few days. This shows that your crew has excellent communication plus they enjoy what they do, and take the same pride in their product that I do.

Additionally I would like to add the excellent work from your aircraft interior shop. The principal had many requests that I didn’t expect to be able to be completed, but you were able to complete them and exceed our expectation for quality. Our owner was very pleased with their work. All in all, I can’t say how much I appreciate having a Dassault Service Center like yours so close to home. Your crew is quite possibly the best there is."

John Dominick
Director of Maintenance (Falcon 50EX & 7X | Seattle, WA)


"I want to thank you, and the entire crew at Western Aircraft, for making our recent C-check a very comfortable event. You made us feel welcome and accommodated our every need or concern in a an exemplary way. From the moment we arrived your team was there with rental car, office space, rides to and from the terminal during airline travel, and plenty of information on the best places to eat and stay. This treatment extended right down to the crew on the floor, who were always very helpful and patient with my inquiries. Andy took all the time I needed reviewing the work scope and aircraft without ever making me feel rushed. I got the sense he truly enjoys, and is proud of, his work. Virtually everyone I encountered during my wanderings in your facility greeted me with a smile. Thanks very much again."

Dennis O'Brien
Chief Pilot (Falcon 2000 | Denver, CO)


"The Western Aircraft team of professionals was on task from initial quote to aircraft completion. When we started the process of choosing a facility to accomplish the “C” check on our Falcon there were many factors to consider. Your sales staff did an excellent job of accurately quoting the inspection and additional modifications that were requested. The quality of inspection was excellent. The cooperation between outside vendors and you staff resulted in a very successful end product. The avionics and interior modifications were performed in conjunction with the inspection and did not delay the schedule whatsoever. In fact you succeeded in completing the aircraft ahead of schedule. ‘Job Well Done!’ We appreciate our relationship with Western Aircraft Inc. and look forward to supporting your growth as a quality inspection, repair and modification facility."

Jun Morris & Jerry Timboe
Director of Maintenance / Chief Pilot (Falcon 900EX)


"I have options on where to go and get the work done, but I feel it's worth it [to come to Western Aircraft], given their professionalism, their knowledge of the airplane and their straightfoward-ness."

Jack Martin
Pilatus PC-12 Owner & Operator

Aviation maintenance at a glance

Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 FAA Repair Station, the highest designation attainable, which means we are trusted by the FAA to work on any production aircraft, not just those designated on a Limited Repair Station certificate.

AS9110C and ISO 9001:2015 certified

Conveniently located within an hour of some of the West's best fishing, rafting, skiing and more – just in case you have some time on your hands.

Conference and personal office facilities available for your use.