Duncan Aviation Names Richard Gardner Regional Manager Supporting Australia and New Zealand

Duncan Aviation has named Richard Gardner as Regional Manager in Australia and New Zealand. In this role, Gardner will travel the region interfacing with aircraft operators, management organizations and other service providers with the goal of maintaining and building relationships, providing customer service, educating operators and learning more about the regulatory issues within the region.   

Gardner has been supporting Duncan Aviation since 2007, working as an International Representative in New Zealand. Prior work experience includes employment with Air New Zealand and Pacific Turbine. Through his own company, SinglePoint Assist, Gardner became involved with supporting Duncan Aviation customers in Australia and New Zealand. He has a management degree from UK Open University, and holds licenses from the FAA as an A&P mechanic, a CAA airframe and engine license in the UK, and licenses in New Zealand, Latvia, Trinidad and Tobago.

 
“Richard has already been a great addition to Duncan Aviation’s worldwide support team,” says John Slieter, Vice President of Aircraft Service Sales. “I am confident that he will be of great benefit to operators in the region providing them with the service and technical support for which Duncan Aviation is known.”  
 
To reach Gardner, call him in New Zealand at +64.4.479.3275, on his mobile phone at +64.21.89.6659.
 
To learn more about Duncan Aviation, visit booth #5580 at NBAA 2012 held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Orlando, Fla., or go to www.DuncanAviation.aero.
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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.