Duncan Aviation to Open Provo, Utah, Service Center

October 9, 2008

LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation, Inc., is pleased to announce its plans to build and open in Provo, Utah, by August 2010 its third full-service maintenance facility for business jet aircraft. This facility will provide airframe, engine, interior completions, exterior paint and avionics installation services for business aircraft from around the world.

“Nearly two years ago, driven mostly by customer demand, we started looking at potential service center sites in the western United States,” says Todd Duncan, Chairman of Duncan Aviation. “Our site selection critieria was based on our other successful models and we are excited to have found Provo, a community very similar to those surrounding our Lincoln, Nebraska, and Battle Creek, Michigan, locations. Now that the Utah state incentives are finalized, we will commit to building the facility at the Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU).”

Commenting on the announcement, Provo City Mayor Lewis K. Billings says, “Provo City is very excited to have been chosen by Duncan Aviation for their new western states facility. Their site selection process was rigorous and highly competitive. Literally months and months of hard work have gone into making this announcement a reality. This is truly a great economic win for Provo and all of Utah. The new jobs that Duncan Aviation will bring to our community will serve to bless the lives of many of our residents for decades to come. I would especially like to thank the Provo Economic Development Team, the Provo City Municipal Council, the Utah County Commission, the Provo School District Board and Administration, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. All have worked effectively together in an effort to make this a reality.”

The Duncan Aviation facility will be built from the ground up and Duncan Aviation plans to have it open by August 2010 with nose-to-tail service capabilities. Duncan Aviation currently has two full-service support facilities, one at its headquarters in Lincoln, Neb., and one in Battle Creek, Mich. In addition, the company has more than 20 satellite avionics and seven engine locations throughout the United States.

“The planned facility and its location has been enthusiastically received by several business aircraft manufacturers,” Todd Duncan continues. “Several OEMs have committed to provide Duncan Aviation-Provo with service center authorizations upon the facility’s opening. We look forward to continuing to serve business aircraft operators with this westward expansion.”

Jason Perry, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, has this to say about the announcement: “The addition of Duncan Aviation at the Provo, Utah, airport will add one of the industry’s leading companies to the strong Aviation and Aerospace community in Utah.  As the number one aircraft maintenance company in the country and ranked as a “Best Company to Work For,” Duncan Aviation will clearly contribute to Utah’s economic development goals by bringing great family-sustaining jobs for decades to come.”

Jeff Edwards, president and CEO of Economical Development Corporation of Utah, agreed. “We congratulate Duncan Aviation on its new expansion in Provo. As our cities, state and business community work together on these important opportunities, we continue to see great companies such as Duncan Aviation come to our state to create quality jobs and capital investment.”

Duncan Aviation is an aircraft service provider with 2,100 employees supporting the aviation needs of government and business operators and other service providers. Services include major and minor airframe inspections and maintenance, engine services, major retrofits for cabin and cockpit systems in addition to full paint and interior services and aircraft sales and acquisitions. Complete service facilities are located in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich. Additional locations include more than 20 satellite avionics facilities strategically located throughout the United States and components solutions available 24/7 at 800.562.6377 that can handle any aircraft system problem with immediate exchanges, rotables, loaners or any avionics/instrument/accessory/propeller repairs and overhauls. In 2010, Duncan Aviation will open an airframe service center in Provo, Utah.

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