Age: 38
Years in Aviation: 16
Evan McKeirnan is currently the director of maintenance for Prime Jet LLC based in Englewood, CO, which operates 14 Gulfstream aircraft (GIII to G550) under FAR Parts 91 and 135 based throughout the United States and in Singapore.
He holds an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate with an Inspection Authorization, FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit, a Private Pilot Certificate, and previously held an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License from Isle of Man.
He completed his A&P training in Spokane, WA, concurrent with an associates degree in science and has attended additional training such as Gulfstream G450, G550 at FlightSafety International. He’s received the FAA Silver Award for several years.
McKeirnan says, “I grew up near a local crop dusting airport and enjoyed surveying the crops with my neighbor at a very young age. I was inspired by a family friend named Scott Charles who went into corporate aviation after A&P school and quickly advanced to DOM at a Gulfstream FAR 135 charter operation. I went to work for him shortly after A&P school and learned the business while working with Scott.”
In addition to performing maintenance duties, McKeirnan is responsible for revision of company manuals to include GMM, MSOP, MEL, and RVSM for FAR compliance and efficiency improvements through evolving safety management systems (SMS), and company liaison for FAA and independent safety audit organizations. He oversees the Continuous Airworthiness Surveillance System (CASS) and regularly conducts meetings with FAA Airworthiness Inspectors.
He is involved with several aviation organizations including the FAASTeam. He’s given back to the industry by assisting with aspiring A&Ps to get into school, find job placement, and test for their A&P. He’s spoken to students at Spokane Community College several times.
McKeirnan says, “Ultimately I would like to own and operate my own FAR 145 repair station.”
