Press Releases | Duncan Aviation

12 Days Left In 2019 & ADS-B Mandate Deadline Looms Large: Make Sure You Are Compliant

December 19, 2019

During the past several years, Duncan Aviation has encouraged aircraft owner/operators who upgraded to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) prior to 2015 to make sure they’re in compliance with the FAA’s ADS-B mandate. The FAA’s mandate deadline is 12 days away and goes into effect at midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 31. It specifies transponders must be manufactured or upgraded to the DO-260B standard.
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With Four Weeks Left In 2019, Duncan Aviation Is Hearing About Delays In Equipment Delivery Dates

December 4, 2019

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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Duncan Aviation Sends Wishes For A Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2019

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 Receives Approval To Upgrade Honeywell’s RMU & RCZ Units

November 19, 2019

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’s Hangar Doors Are Open During The Final Two Weeks Of 2019

November 15, 2019

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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With 8 Weeks Until ADS-B Mandate Deadline, Duncan Aviation Bedford, Mass. Satellite Shop Seeing Few Upgrades

November 13, 2019

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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Duncan Aviation: Reminder! Only 9 Weeks Until ADS-B Mandate Deadline

November 4, 2019

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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With 11 Weeks Until the ADS-B Deadline, Duncan Aviation Encourages ADS-B Emitter Status Checks

October 17, 2019

Duncan Aviation would like to encourage aircraft (AC) owner/operators who upgraded to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in 2014 or 2015 to make sure their system is transmitting in compliance with FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation) 91.227.
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See Representatives from Duncan Aviation’s Engineering & Certification Services at NBAA

October 15, 2019

Duncan Aviation’s Engineering & Certification Services (ECS) department will have two representatives in Duncan Aviation’s booth (#N2506) at the 2019 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 22-24. Duncan Aviation’s ECS team has years of experience providing design data and all supporting documentation required to certify many types of alterations including avionics installations and upgrades, interior alterations, and government and special-mission projects.
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Inside of 12 Weeks Until ADS-B Mandate Deadline, Duncan Aviation Sacramento Satellite Shop is Already Booking for Q1 2020

October 9, 2019

In spite of the fact that there are still 12 weeks remaining until the FAA’s mandate deadline for Automatic Dependent Survelliance-Broadcast (ADS-B), Bob Hazy, the Manager of Duncan Aviation’s Satellite Avionics Shop in Sacramento, California, says that shop is already booking upgrades through March 2020.
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