LINCOLN, Neb. - Duncan Aviation has begun construction on a new business aircraft maintenance, modifications and paint complex at its Provo, Utah, location. Dirt has been moved in place for the ramp base and site preparation has started for the large maintenance and modifications center, which includes an innovative paint facility.

"We have started installing Geopiers, which are deep stabilization piers, and will soon begin pouring footings and foundations," says Bill Prochazka, Chief Operating Officer of Duncan Aviation’s Provo location. "If the early winter weather cooperates with those two items, we could be putting up steel this winter."

Building on nearly 45 acres of land at the Provo Municipal Airport, Duncan Aviation will add nearly 275,000-square-feet of buildings with a 222,000-square-foot maintenance and modifications center and a 53,000-square-foot paint facility.

The maintenance and completions facility will have large hangar spaces along with backshop and office space. The new paint structure will have the latest down-draft air flow technology, including automatic monitoring and alarms, to provide the best paint environment possible for aircraft. To increase efficiency, the paint hangar is designed to accommodate multiple aircraft at once, utilizing a two-zone airflow system. With this design, Duncan Aviation paint teams can perform stripping, sanding, painting and detail work on multiple aircraft simultaneously.

The facility, which will cost over $70 million and is being built by Tectonic Management Group, Inc., will allow input of some of the largest business aircraft in use today. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

On August 1, 2010, Duncan Aviation opened its doors in Provo. Since then, the Duncan Aviation Provo team has provided major and minor hourly and calendar inspections, line-level engine and avionics support, and interior work for business aircraft from across Europe, the Pacific Rim and the Americas. Recently, the facility added Non-Destructive Testing capabilities to its repair certificate.

In addition to this upcoming expansion, Duncan Aviation has invested more than $208 million in facilities, tooling and new capabilities and more than $53 million in training over the last 20 years.

Source: Duncan Aviation
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