Rene Cardona
Lincoln NE

With Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Nebraska celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first avionics shop, aircraft transaction expert Rene Cardona, of Lincoln, Nebraska, looks back on how the whole ‘satellite’ idea came about: a pair of shoes.

Well, it was more than a pair of shoes, admits Rene Cardona from the Duncan Aviation offices in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to Rene Cardona, a friend of the Duncan Aviation CEO happened to be in the shoe business, owning several small shoes stores that were located within larger department stores. The expertise of the shoe-store owner and his staff was of great help to shoe customers, says Rene Cardona, and the idea of providing expert assistance through smaller outlets came into being.

Rene Cardona goes on to say that Duncan Aviation, with its avionics capabilities centered in Lincoln, Nebraska, first partnered with Beckett Aviation in Houston, Chicago and White Plains. According to Rene Cardona, the pattern of joining forces with prominent fixed base operations outside of Lincoln, Nebraska has been growing ever since. The satellite facilities, continues Rene Cardona, are located at airports nearby the full-service locations and are greatly enhanced by teams of engine experts called Rapid Response Teams.

Duncan Aviation is still expanding from its two complete service facilities, one of which is located in Lincoln, Nebraska where Rene Cardona is based. For example, says Rene Cardona, joining the more than 20 satellite avionics shops around the country is Volo Aviation in Stratford, Connecticut. From where he sits in Lincoln, Nebraska, Rene Cardona can literally map out how Duncan Aviation is meeting customer maintenance needs across the nation.