Press Releases | Duncan Aviation

Duncan Aviation Encourages European Operators to Complete ADS-B Upgrades Now

May 25, 2018

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).
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Nearly 25% of Duncan Aviation Workforce are Veterans or Currently Serve

May 24, 2018

More than 500 of the company’s 2,150 current team members are military veterans. That’s roughly 24% of the Duncan Aviation workforce.
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Duncan Aviation Partners With SmartSky On 4G LTE Network & Equipment

May 21, 2018

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce its partnership with SmartSky Networks, as the latter company launches its new 4G LTE-based inflight connectivity network.
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Duncan Aviation-Provo Names New Falcon Team Leader

May 16, 2018

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Dave Thompson has accepted the positon as team leader for the first dedicated Falcon team at the company’s facility in Provo, Utah. The Provo facility is in the midst of major expansion and will open a paint facility and new maintenance hangar by the end of 2018 with another maintenance hangar and many new backshops completed by January 2020.
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Duncan Aviation Welcomes John Spellmeyer As New Regional Avionics Sales Manager

May 8, 2018

Please join Duncan Aviation in welcoming John Spellmeyer as the company’s new Regional Avionics Sales Manager. Spellmeyer will rely on his extensive knowledge and 40 years of aviation experience to help support Duncan Aviation’s customers in the western United States.
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Duncan Aviation to Host Honeywell JetWave Demo Tour at Battle Creek, Michigan, Facility

May 1, 2018

This May, Duncan Aviation will welcome Honeywell Aerospace’s Falcon 7X to the W.K. Kellogg Airport (BTL) in Battle Creek, Michigan, for a demonstration of Honeywell’s JetWave™ hardware system, which allows customers who fly globally to connect to Inmarsat’s high-speed broadband service, Jet ConneX.
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Duncan Aviation-Provo Names New Gulfstream Team Leader

April 30, 2018

Duncan Aviation in Provo, Utah, is pleased to announce that Enrique Marquez has accepted the Gulfstream/Embraer Airframe Team Leader position. Marquez will work closely with his counterparts at the Duncan Aviation facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Battle Creek, Michigan, to develop consistent services and capabilities at the growing Provo facility.
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Vice President & CFO Jamie Harder Joins Duncan Aviation’s Senior Management Team

April 27, 2018

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that former Controller Jamie Harder has assumed the roles of Vice President and CFO and joined the company’s Senior Management Team. In her new roles, Harder will provide leadership for the Accounting Department and the Credit, Information Technology, Materials, and Treasury Services.
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Duncan Aviation Names Kasey Harwick Vice President of Maintenance

April 27, 2018

Kasey Harwick, who joined the Senior Management Team at Duncan Aviation in July 2017 and has served as Director of Maintenance for the last year, has been named the Vice President of Maintenance at the company’s Battle Creek, Michigan, facility. In his new role, Harwick will continue to manage the airframe shops and oversee the engine and accessory departments in Battle Creek.
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Duncan Aviation Customers Riding The JetWave

April 26, 2018

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.
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