Duncan Aviation Receives Group Certification for RVSM in Bombardier CL-600-1A11

October 3, 2003

LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation today received group certification for RVSM in the CL- 600-1A11.

Duncan Aviation’s CL-600-1A11 RVSM solution utilizes an IS&S altimetry system. The IS&S system was chosen because it meets all the RVSM tolerance requirements and meets customer requests for a substantially less expensive RVSM solution than others on the market. In addition, it offers several features commonly requested by international aircraft operators. The IS&S altimetry equipment has a proven track record in a multitude of military aircraft.

The CL-600 certification joins Duncan Aviation’s growing list of RVSM solutions that includes the Astra/SP, the Falcon 10 and 50, the Gulfstream II, the Hawker 700A, the Learjet 31, the Westwind 1124 and 1124A. Duncan Aviation can also complete RVSM Service Bulletins for several corporate aircraft including the Citation 500 series, 550, 560 and 650, the Falcon 20, 200 and 900, the Hawker 800, and 800/XP/1000 and the Learjet 31A, 35, 35A, 55 and 60.

 Duncan Aviation is an aircraft service provider with 1,800 employees supporting the aviation needs of government and business operators and other service providers. These services include airframe, engine, component repair and overhaul, avionics installations, interior and paint completions/modifications and parts support. Major service locations include a 430,000-square-foot headquarters in Lincoln, NE, and a 200,000-square-foot facility in Battle Creek, MI. Additional locations include 18 satellite avionic facilities located throughout the United States, 19 government C-23 contract locations, a line service and regional support/turboprop maintenance operation in Kalamazoo, MI, and an additional 47,000-square-foot Lincoln facility housing AVPAC, a division that sells and consigns general aviation parts to aircraft operators and service organizations worldwide.

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