Duncan Aviation is seeing rising demand from operators to prepare their airplanes for flight readiness, which in turn is keeping its engine Rapid Response Team (RRT) network busier by the week, according to the Lincoln, Nebraska-based MRO provider. “The calls keep coming in,” said Duncan RRT assistant manager Andrew Arcuri. “We are busy talking with customers and providing services where they need us.”

Through MRO facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska; Battle Creek, Michigan; and Provo, Utah, as well as 30 satellite avionics locations, Duncan said it is able to provide unhindered mobile services while following all communicated safety and social distancing policies within customer facilities. Duncan also reminded owners and operators that airplanes are designed to fly and not sit like so many have since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The longer airplanes remain idle, the more likely they are to develop issues that will require more work to prepare them for flight. Flight crews should plan to preflight and conduct engine runs a couple of days ahead of a scheduled flight to provide enough time to address each squawk, Duncan advised.