Duncan Aviation and Raytheon Aircraft Company Partner for Hawker Landing Gear Overhaul & Repair

October 12, 2004

LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce an agreement with Raytheon Aircraft Company whereby Duncan Aviation will be the exclusive agent for Raytheon Aircraft Parts Inventory and Distribution (RAPID) to repair, overhaul, test and provide inventory logistics in support of the RAPID rotables program for Hawker landing gear. The agreement covers the following Hawker models: 1A thru 700, 800, 800XP & 1000. For logistical purposes, inventory will now be centrally located at Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, Nebraska, facility.

Because of the recent changes in inspection requirements mandated by Raytheon Aircraft Company, RAPID and Duncan Aviation have partnered to provide Hawker operators with superior support services to manage the expected influx of landing gear. Duncan Aviation will provide 24/7 and AOG support for RAPID’s on-time delivery program in addition to a 24-hour AOG hotline to provide RAPID customers with instant response to emergency situations.

“Duncan Aviation is excited to partner with RAPID and support RAPID with Hawker landing gear,” says Todd Duncan, President of Duncan Aviation’s Components Services. “Our relationship with Raytheon Aircraft Company has always been on a positive note and our experience includes more than a decade of repair and overhaul work on Hawker landing gear. Our technicians look forward to supporting Hawker operators who are fast approaching the new Raytheon Aircraft Company mandates.”

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, avionics installations, interior and paint completions/modifications, avionics/instrument and accessory/propeller repair/overhaul and parts support. Complete service facilities are located in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich. Additional locations include 21 satellite avionics facilities located throughout the United States, 20 government C-23 contract locations, a line service/regional support operation in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Lincoln-based Parts Support Services, a division that sells and consigns general aviation parts to aircraft operators and service organizations worldwide.

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