Duncan Aviation Expands Leadership to Support Pratt & Whitney Engine Programs and Customers

As the Engine Overhaul Manager for Duncan Aviation’s Pratt & Whitney Canada Designated Overhaul Facility, Brian Harms leads day-to-day operations of PW500 and PW300 overhaul capabilities, focusing on developing efficient processes, maintaining consistent quality, and delivering clear communication to help customers keep their aircraft operating reliably. Click image for high-res download.

LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Harms as the Engine Overhaul Manager, focusing on its Pratt & Whitney Canada Designated Overhaul Facility.

In this role, Harms assumes day-to-day leadership of PW500 and PW300 overhaul capabilities, focusing on developing efficient processes, maintaining consistent quality, and delivering clear communication that helps customers keep their aircraft operating reliably.

Harms brings three decades of aviation maintenance experience to the position, including extensive hands-on engine overhaul work and leadership within Duncan Aviation’s engine programs.

In 2001, after serving in the United States Marine Corps, where he overhauled GE-T58 engines used on the Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, Harms joined Duncan Aviation as a Technician in the Honeywell engine MPI shop, advancing to Team Leader, where he oversaw multiple engine projects and helped build overhaul procedures that continue to support the company’s engine programs today.

Most recently, he spent two years as Team Leader for the company’s Pratt & Whitney overhaul team, helping establish procedures and workflows as the new program expanded.

“Brian understands what matters most to customers, consistent quality, reliable turnaround times, and honest communication throughout the overhaul process,” said Scott Stoki, Vice President of Engine Services at Duncan Aviation. “He’s built his career doing the work himself and leading technicians through complex engine projects. That experience gives him the perspective to build processes that keep engines moving efficiently through the shop while maintaining the high standards our customers expect.”

As manager, Harms will continue refining the overhaul process while guiding a growing team of technicians. He views the development of their skills as essential to long-term success for both the department and its customers.

“Our goal is to build a program that customers can rely on every time,” said Harms. “That means developing clear processes, supporting our technicians as they grow, and making sure every engine reaches the test cell ready to run without issue. When we do that well, it saves customers time and gives them confidence in the work we’ve done.”

He and his wife, Nicky, have two children, Gavin and Saige. Outside of work, Harms enjoys spending time with his family, watching Marvel movies, attending school activities, working in his yard, and bird hunting.

Duncan Aviation Designated Overhaul Facility

With the continued growth of its Pratt & Whitney engine overhaul capabilities, Duncan Aviation provides business aircraft operators with another trusted option for engine support, backed by experienced leadership, proven processes, and the company’s longstanding reputation for exceptional customer service and quality.

Duncan Aviation is wrapping up the final stages of construction of its new Designated Overhaul Facility, with the installation and correlation runs of the new 20,000 lb. Thrust Class engine test cell and control room. This 36,000-square-foot facility is fully operational for hot-section and overhaul work on PW300A/C & PW500 engines. Full in-house test cell capabilities will come online by mid-year 2026.

About Duncan Aviation

Duncan Aviation is an aircraft service provider supporting the aviation needs of business aircraft operators, government agencies, and other aircraft service providers. Services include major and minor airframe inspections, engine maintenance, major retrofits for cabin and cockpit avionics systems, full paint and interior services, engineering and certification services, fabrication and manufacturing services, and preowned aircraft sales and acquisitions. Duncan Aviation also has international aircraft components solutions experts available 24/7/365 at +1 402.475.4125 who can handle any aircraft system problem with immediate exchanges, rotables, loaners or avionics/instrument/accessory repairs and overhauls. Complete service facilities are located in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah. We also have dozens of other facilities strategically located throughout the United States to provide customers with scheduled regional support and the quickest response possible to avionics, engine and airframe Aircraft On Ground (AOG) situations.

For more information about any of Duncan Aviation’s services, call +1 402.475.2611 or visit https://DuncanAviation.aero/services