Dan Chilla Joins Duncan Aviation's Engine Service Sales Team

September 27, 2006

BATTLE CREEK, MICH. —Dan Chilla has joined the Duncan Aviation Engine Team in the position of Engine Service Sales Representative. Dan will focus on Pratt & Whitney engines, working with Kevin Worthington in Battle Creek and the entire Duncan Aviation engine team to continue to provide the highest level of customer service to our growing list of Pratt & Whitney engine customers.

Chilla has strong qualifications for this new role. He began his career in aviation in 1986 with Kal-Aero. For the first 10 years, Chilla was involved in the Pratt & Whitney engine program which included sales and management of engine overhaul and hot section events, among other things. With Chilla's help, Kal-Aero built a strong reputation in the Pratt & Whitney market. Now, with Chilla's engine sales background and his business experience in customer service, he will work to further enhance the Pratt & Whitney program under the Duncan Aviation banner. He can be reached by calling 269.969.8412.

Duncan Aviation—Battle Creek is an aircraft service provider with a 325,000-square-foot facility and 570 employees supporting the aviation needs of business jet operators worldwide. These services include airframe and engine service, avionics installations, interior and paint completions/modifications, avionics/instrument and accessory/propeller repair/overhaul and parts support.

Duncan Aviation currently employs nearly 2,000 aviation experts worldwide. The company is headquartered in Lincoln, NE, and operates a major service centers in Lincoln, Neb. and Battle Creek, Mich. Other Duncan Aviation locations include 20 satellite avionics facilities located throughout the United States 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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