Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Leah Lenardic, with more than 15 years of aviation experience, has joined the company’s Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions team.

Duncan Aviation is aware, as are most of its European customers, that the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA’s) deadline for upgrading to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is approaching quickly. Owner/operators who need to retrofit their aircraft have until midnight on June 6, 2020, to meet the terms of the mandate. Aircraft must be equipped with a GPS position source (such as a certified WAAS GPS antenna) and a 1090-megahertz Mode S Extended squitter transponder to relay the information to air traffic control (ATC).

Duncan Aviation has been busy installing a number of Honeywell Aerospace JetWave hardware systems, allowing customers who fly globally to connect to Inmarsat’s GX (Global Xpress) Ka-band, high-speed broadband service, Jet ConneX. Owner/operators who fly large-cabin aircraft and need worldwide Internet connectivity have faster options with Honeywell’s JetWave and Imarsat’s Ka-band broadband satellite network.

Duncan Aviation was recently shortlisted for the Private Jet Design Award in The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2018. Hosted by leading interior design magazine Design et al and leading yacht and aviation design magazine Luxe et al, The International Yacht & Aviation Awards reward the best in design from across the globe.

Duncan Aviation, the largest family-owned aircraft parts and components service organization in the business aviation industry, recently announced that its parts search/capabilities and myDuncan website pages are now available in several different languages.

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce special incentives and Early Adopter packages for Citation Excel and 560XLS operators who want to upgrade their flight deck to Garmin® G5000™ avionics.

Last year, Duncan Aviation launched a program that made its highly regarded Engineering & Certification Services available for projects throughout the aerospace industry. Although the company’s engineering and certification professionals have always been available to assist other companies, Duncan Aviation expanded its services to include a team dedicated solely to supporting external requests. Since we started this external focus, Duncan Aviation’s Engineering & Certification Service team has helped eight companies work through certification projects to develop and amend Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs).

Having only been with Duncan Aviation for a few short months, Darren Waggoner, Engine Program Engineer, has already had a positive impact on the company’s turbine engine services department.

A year after Duncan Aviation delivered the first Citation CJ3 aircraft equipped with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion® integrated avionics upgrade, the company has seen great demand and is spooling up additional installation locations to make the upgrade even more convenient for customers. The first eight aircraft were completed at Duncan Aviation’s facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. In April, Pro Line Fusion installations will also be in work at Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek, Michigan, and Provo, Utah, locations. Duncan Aviation has 11 CJ3 upgrades completed or in work with a total of 25 commitments.

Duncan Aviation is pleased to endorse the guidance statement issued in December by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), entitled “Ethical Business Aviation Transactions” and outlined today in a short presentation by NBAA’s Business Aviation Management Committee at the NBAA Leadership Conference in San Diego.

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Chad Doehring has accepted the position of Vice President of Operations for its Provo, Utah, location. In this position, Doehring joins the Duncan Aviation senior leadership team and will work closely with Provo Chief Operating Officer Bill Prochazka on the construction, recruiting and staffing of the new maintenance, modifications and paint complex the company is building at its Provo location.

Duncan Aviation was recently selected by BendixKing as a select BendixKing Elite Repair Partner. This designation gives Duncan Aviation authorization to repair, overhaul and sell BendixKing components.

Duncan Aviation, in agreement with Avidyne Corporation, is pleased to announce an extension to its repair service agreement designating the company as the exclusive worldwide provider of repair services for Avidyne’s MHD300 MHD (Multi-Hazard Display), EX600 MFD (Multi-Function Display), and ATD150 ½-3-ATI Traffic Display.

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that it has completed its second Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo AVANCE L5 system. Designed for the Dassault Falcon 2000 and variants of the airframe, this STC covers the Wi-Fi certification and full equipment and antenna installation required to provide in-flight connectivity to the Gogo Biz® 4G network.

Duncan Aviation recently completed an industry first installation of the Honeywell Primus Elite (DU-875 displays) in an Embraer Legacy. The Legacy’s owner is a long-time customer of the Duncan Aviation Houston, Texas, Satellite Avionics Shop and agreed to be a launch customer for three new Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs).

To meet increased demand from engine customers, Duncan Aviation increased its available pool of rental turbine engines by 33% in 2017. This pool now includes several rental engines for the following engine models: HTF7000, HTF7350 and TFE731 (-2C, -3, -5B, -20, -40, and -60).