Duncan Aviation Contracts with CAT Aviation Ltd to Install Rockwell Collins' Pro Line 21/IDS in Hawker 800A

October 15, 2006

LINCOLN, NEBR—Duncan Aviation has contracted with Zurich, Switzerland-based CAT Aviation Ltd to install and certify the latest generation of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21/IDS in their Collins-equipped Hawker 800A. This installation will be performed at Duncan Aviation's Battle Creek, Michigan facility.

This certification includes four of the Collins Pro Line 21/IDS 8x10-inch active-matrix LCDs. The LCDs will be used as Primary Flight Displays and Multi-Function Displays. The very latest software allows the mechanical engine instruments to be eliminated with the engine parameters displayed on the MFDs. Dual IFIS-5000 File Servers will be installed providing Electronic Charts, Graphical Satellite Weather, and enhanced moving maps.

The RVSM approval will be refreshed to include the LCDs. CAT-II and Steep Approach will be a part of the certification.

This Pro Line 21/IDS is a continuation of the Glass Box Project, Duncan Aviation's focused program to evaluate, install, and certify the best of the emerging "Glass Cockpit" retrofit technologies in select airframes. This upgrade will retain the existing AutoPilot, Air Data Computers, and the reliable Pro Line II avionics.

Zurich, Switzerland-based CAT Aviation Ltd is celebrating its twenty years providing executive air charter and aircraft management for preferred clients. CAT Aviation Ltd operates two Falcon 900Ex's and a Falcon 2000Ex in addition to the Hawker 800A.

Duncan Aviation leads the industry in LCD Technology certifications. The Glass Box Project includes select upgrades using Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, and Universal Avionics products.

Duncan Aviation currently employs nearly 1,900 aviation experts worldwide. The company has two major service centers located in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich. Other Duncan Aviation locations include 21 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.

An interactive Pro Line 21/IDS "Build a FlightDeck" planner is available at www.rockwellcollins.com/ids.

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