Duncan Aviation is undertaking a $66 million hangar expansion project at its Lincoln, Nebraska and Battle Creek, Michigan sites as the MRO provider anticipates future needs. At both locations, Duncan will add a 46,000-sq-ft hangar with 32-foot-high doors with a 62,000-sq-ft, two-floor wing for storage and back shops. The new hangars will be the largest Duncan has built to date.

“Demand for the safety and flexibility that business aviation travel provides has continued to increase, as has the average size of business aircraft,” said Duncan president Jeff Lake. “This results in increased demand for the hangar space required to complete requested airframe, engine, interior, paint, and avionics modifications for the business aircraft fleet. Looking to the future, we know that to meet current customer requests and needs, Duncan Aviation will need more hangar facilities.”

The new facilities will include light-harvesting, radiant floor heating with energy-efficient boilers, and LED lighting with sensors and automatic dimming. According to Tectonic Management Group, the project's design-build firm, the new buildings and their systems will perform more than 25 percent better than standard energy codes.

Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter, with completion at Battle Creek expected in mid-2023 followed by third-quarter 2023 completion at Lincoln. Once finished, Duncan’s Lincoln site will have a total of 769,000 sq ft of hangar, shop, office, and storage space while its Battle Creek location will have a total of 443,000 sq ft.

Additionally, the company plans to add 65 to 75 more employees over five years at each site, including airframe technicians and positions in interiors, installations, engine, paint, and support shops.