In 1999, Duncan Aviation expanded its turbine engine service business into a newly remodeled 20,000-sq.-ft. facility to accommodate its rapidly growing Honeywell TFE731 business. In the 20 years since, the company’s engine team has continued to add new capabilities, tools, and authorizations.
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Duncan Aviation knows that most of its customers are aware that the FAA’s January 1, 2020, deadline for upgrading their aircraft to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is next week. In the last couple of weeks, managers at the Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shops have been asked a number of questions.
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As we stop counting weeks and start counting days until the FAA’s January 1, 2020, deadline for upgrading aircraft to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, Duncan Aviation has experienced delays in equipment delivery dates. Anticipating this possibility earlier this year, the company invested in Global Positioning System (GPS) and Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) sensors and recievers from a variety of manufacturers.
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During this week where many of us celebrate with feasts, family and friends, Duncan Aviation would like to take the time to wish its team members, customers, and everyone in the business aviation industry a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for all of you and all you do to make this industry strong, forward-looking, and safe for everyone involved. Duncan Aviation would also like to remind its customers of a few things, outlined here.
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Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce it has received approval from Honeywell Aerospace to perform Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades on the Honeywell RMU-855 and the RCZ-850 and RCZ-833 series transponders on aircraft that are on-site at a Duncan Aviation facility.
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Duncan Aviation is extremely pleased to announce that manager of Audit Programs Mike Brown has accepted a certificate on the company’s behalf from WYVERN Ltd. The certification recognizes Duncan Aviation for having a Safety Management System (SMS) in place at its repair station in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Duncan Aviation would like to remind aircraft owner/operators that although there are seven weeks and two business days until January 1, 2020, the reality is, many aviation vendors and shops close for the last two weeks of the year. Owner/operators who need parts, components, and modifications from various vendors may find that they’re unable to procure them during the last two weeks of 2019.
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Duncan Aviation today hosted a Registered Apprenticeship Ceremony to roll out its newly registered Duncan Aviation Airframe Technician Apprenticeship Program. The ceremony was a fitting mid-week celebration of National Apprenticeship Week.
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Dominic Scalera, the Manager of Duncan Aviation’s Satellite Avionics Shop in Bedford, Massachusetts, has had very few request for quotes for Automatic Dependent Upgrade-Broadcast (ADS-B) installations, even though there are only 8 weeks remaining until the FAA’s mandate deadline takes effect.
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With 9 weeks remaining until the FAA’s mandate deadline for aircraft to upgrade to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Manager Bill Gunter in Oxford, Connecticut, has also noticed a shift away from ADS-B to other upgrades to other avionics equipment.
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