Duncan Aviation is pleased to anounce that its Multimedia Designer Ken Reita has designed new drink rails and updated the seat design using new seat frames for a Challenger 605 customer. These two enhancements added visual appeal and gave the entire interior of the 605 a sleek, contemporary look that can be repeated in any Challenger 605 cabin.
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Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that its Satellite Avionics Shop in Van Nuys, Calif., has a new manager. Anthony (Rennie) Loniero has accepted the new position and will oversee the avionics activity and installation work at Van Nuys and at the San Diego workaway station.
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As a company with Part 145 repair station authority for many of its facilities, Duncan Aviation has been working closely with the FAA in the development of a Safety Management System (SMS) for all operations of its Lincoln, Nebraska, location. A Safety Management System refers to a set of formal processes and tools used to manage a structured safety program. Currently, no FAA regulation requires repair stations to have SMS, but the FAA offers a voluntary program that Duncan Aviation has been participating in for several months.
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Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that its customers for whom the company has installed the Honeywell Aerospace JetWave system are raving about it! The JetWave broadband system provides the aircraft with high-speed connectivity via satellite using Inmarsat’s Ka-band Global Xpress.
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Duncan Aviation is giving aviation maintenance students a chance to win a Snap-on Master Series 13-drawer roll cabinet.
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In early August, Duncan Aviation’s market research team ran numbers and found that although the FAA’s deadline for upgrading business aviation aircraft to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a mere 16 months away, 52% of the aircraft in the industry have yet to comply. Despite the fact that the FAA has frequently reiterated that the deadline, Wednesday, January 1, 2020, is firm, roughly half of the business jet fleet still needs the mandated upgrades.
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Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce the company was recently named a Héroux-Devtek Distributor, one of only five worldwide. This designation gives Duncan Aviation Component Services access to expanded repair and overhaul services.
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Among Duncan Aviation’s clients who have complied with the FAA’s mandate are several dozen Gulfstream G150s and G200s. Duncan Aviation’s skilled avionics technicians have used a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) developed for aircraft with Rockwell Collins Transponders.
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Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that its Lincoln, Nebraska, FBO facility has gained the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Stage I accreditation.
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Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Bryan Davis has accepted the position of Manager of the Dallas, Texas, Satellite Avionics facilities. Opened by Kent Beal on September 11, 1988, Davis will be only the second manager of the Dallas Satellite in its 29-year history.
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