Avant Aerospace has promoted John Hardy to Director, based at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility while overseeing all Avant locations. Hardy has been with West Star Aviation for 13 years, formerly serving as Director of Avionics, Accessories, NDT, and Aircraft Services.
He graduated from SIU-Carbondale and has over 30 years of aviation experience with previous positions held at Standard Aero Springfield. In this new position, Hardy will report to Avant’s Senior VP of Parts and Components, Pete McKernan, and will be responsible for Sales, Marketing, and Inventory Sourcing.
