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Read VAS CEO Tommy Hughes’ Interview with AviTrader MRO360° magazine… As we close out 2024 and close in on 2025, VAS CEO Tommy Hughes offers AviTrader 360 magazine’s readers his views on what’s in store for the MRO industry in the coming year, from lessons learned in 2024 and dealing with technical staffing challenges to growth drivers and prospects in 2025. 🛫 For the full article, go to page 14 in the December issue here https://lnkd.in/dx6nescq #VASAero Services    #AviGTrader360   #MRO2025

The VAS team had a fantastic visit with Satair CEO, Richard Stoddart and Executive Assistant to CCO, Leah Sullivan at our HQ in Boca Raton, Florida. We reflected on the successes of 2024 and discussed the exciting upcoming synergies with Satair and Airbus in 2025. ✈️     #VAS #VASAeroServices #USM #UsedServiceableMaterials 

The VAS team is grateful for all of our colleagues, customers, and partners. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. Photos: VAS Seattle food drive, VAS Boca team #VAS #Thanksgiving #VASAeroServices

In the November edition of AviTrader's MRO360° article about when to repair or replace rejected engine parts, Desean Palmer, Senior Director of Material Management explained that "When parts are widely available in the USM market, replacement units may be the best, most cost-effective solution rather than making heavy investments in the repair and incurring long lead-time delays at the shop." ✈️ Click here to read the full article https://lnkd.in/eJPuAz-g #Aviation #Aerospace #AviationDaily #AviationNews #Maintenance #AircraftMaintenance #MRO #AircraftMRO #Airline #Airlines #Aircraft #AviTrader #MRO360 #AviationWeek #AviationWeekNetwork #AircraftEngines #AircraftEngineMaintenance

At the recent Airbus Sustainability Conference, VAS CEO Tommy Hughes offered some perspective on how circularity in aviation ✈️ is driving positive change in the aviation aftermarket, such as: 🌱 Greater reliance on Used Serviceable Materials that extend the life of parts, conserving manufacturing tools and materials, and reducing the energy consumption and resulting carbon emissions required for new manufacture 🌱 Recycling programs such as Airbus’s titanium circularity initiative, which has resulted in VAS reclaiming and recycling over 25 tons of Titanium 🌱 Harvesting USM assemblies, parts and components from end-of-life / end-of-service aircraft To learn more about VAS’s role as a global leader in Used Serviceable Material reclamation and redistribution, click here https://lnkd.in/gxf5Nsgq Photo: Airbus Sustainability Conference panel speakers Dominik Wacht, Kahina Oudjehani, ing., M.Sc.A., Brent Webb, and Tommy Hughes #VASAeroServices    #USM   #Sustainability    #AircraftRecycling    #VAS #Airlines

International Men's Day 2024 is a global 🌍 observance that celebrates the positive contributions and achievements of men while addressing important issues affecting men's health and well-being. This is one of the incredible men on the VAS team, Alfred Hampton who is our Database Systems Administrator. 💻 Alfred is a ninja with technology, and he cheerfully goes above and beyond to serve his colleagues and his family. To all the men at VAS Aero Services, we say “Thank you!” for a job well done! We are grateful for who you are and how you show up with integrity and a commitment to excellence each day to help propel the aviation and aerospace industry forward. ✈️     #VASAeroServices    #InternationalMensDay    #USM

Thank you to all of our Veterans. We are eternally grateful for you.

This Veteran's Day, VAS salutes our nation’s Veterans and their families, with our deepest thanks and appreciation for their patriotism, their service and their sacrifices to protect our freedom. We especially want to express our gratitude to the many Veterans on the VAS Team who day in and day out show us what devotion to duty and a job well done really mean. Your sacrifice and examples of courage are more appreciated than we can ever fully express. Here’s a story about one of our incredible veterans, VAS associate and US Army National Guard Veteran Darryl Davidson. Sgt. Darryl Davidson, USA, Ret., is one of VAS’s valued, go-to team members. He is known for his commitment to the team he works with and his ability to get the job done. That shouldn’t come as a surprise… Darryl served our country for 17 ½ years between Active Duty and the Army National Guard of Washington and Texas, prior to a medical retirement in 2011. During that time, Darryl was a Cavalry Scout for 6 years and a Combat Medic for nearly 12. As a Medic, he served two combat tours in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom II & IV), earning him the thanks and appreciation of a grateful country.  So what motivated Darryl to devote himself to the US Army and put himself in harm’s way? “I grew up wanting to be a soldier,” Darryl explains. “My patriotism just got more focused as I got older,” resulting in his enlistment in the Army National Guard. The words Duty, Honor, Country come to mind.  Those traits, common to most every Veteran, are also prized by employers, which led to VAS hiring Darryl in 2021. He now serves as the Facilities Technician for the VAS Kent (WA) warehouse. Pressed to explain his duties, he’ll tell you “The short answer is I fix things. Anything that doesn’t involve aircraft parts is my responsibility: forklifts, light fixtures, label printers, toilets – whatever needs maintenance or repair, that’s me.”  He credits his can-do attitude to his time in the Army where he “learned the importance of being a task-oriented team player, taking direction and putting the mission first.” What message does Darryl have for veterans? “To those who have served and those who are actively serving, there is life after service! It may take a minute, but find what you love to do, get with a good team, and the rest will take care of itself. To the Vets IGY6;” So the moral to this story for any aviation company is clear: Hire a Vet! As VAS Director of Human Resources Austin Bierman says, “Veterans bring so many great attributes to the company. They are mature, with proven skills and valuable experiences; they are disciplined and focused on getting the job done right; and they are team-oriented - they know better than anyone that we succeed together.” We would love to hear from you. Please tell us about a veteran that you appreciate in the comments below.   #VASAeroServices   #ArmyVeterans  #VeteransDay  #HireAVet #VAS

Happy Halloween 👻 from the VAS family! Our team of aviation experts dressed up yesterday to celebrate Halloween 🎃 as we went about our work of helping customers through really spooky things like supply chain shortages. We hope you had a wonderful time on Halloween spending time with family and Neighbours! #VAS #VASAeroServices #Halloween #Aviation

Buenos Dias from Barcelona! MRO Europe 2024 has attracted nearly 10,000 industry professionals to learn firsthand about the latest developments in aviation aftermarket repair, supply and logistics. Tommy Hughes, Dale LeClair, John McCarthy, Nick Calvert, Kevin Ferreiro, Chetan Kapoor, and Connie Benjamin from the VAS team took a much needed break from their hectic exposition schedule to capture the moment. It’s been rewarding to meet face-to-face and connect with so many current customers and meet new potential partners.    #VASAeroServices    #USM    #MROEurope #VAS #AircraftTransitionManagement