NEWS
FLIGHTDOCS PARTNERS WITH PORTSIDE, INC., BRINGING COMPREHENSIVE DATA
CAPABILITIES TO OPERATORS Flightdocs, a provider of flight- department management software solutions, announces a new integration with Portside, Inc., a provider of highly automated owner portal and billing solutions used by aircraft operators and owners in over 20 countries. The integration aims to bring
together critical aircraft data for owners, creating a seamless transition of maintenance records that will further deliver value and empower operators with billing, reporting, and analytics and fleet-wide planning tools required to improve operator efficiency, optimize the cost of aircraft ownership and preserve the value of an aircraft. Greg Heine, president of Flightdocs, shares how this partnership and integration will deliver significant value to customers. “At Flightdocs we are continually striving to offer our customers the absolute best in service, expertise and technology. By partnering with Portside, we are able to push additional information directly from Flightdocs Enterprise to the Portside platform, allowing for improved representation of the aircraft’s utilization and financial performance and thus, enabling the transition of key, critical information into one centralized location.”
Co-founder and CEO of Portside,
Inc., Alek Vernitsky, says, “When we set out to build Portside, our goal was to provide an owner portal technology and a set of flight- department tools that would make aircraft operations easier for both operators and owners. Integrations with powerful maintenance solutions, like Flightdocs, is the most natural next step to expanding our value
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to customers. Flightdocs’ approach and commitment to technology development, data security, and customer service made the decision to establish a deeper relationship and tighter integration for maintenance tracking easy.” The Portside integration into Flightdocs Enterprise is available now. For more information, contact Mercedes Jorge at Flightdocs at 1-239-390-3199 or
mjorge@flightdocs.com.
DUNCAN AVIATION PRESIDENT AARON HILKEMANN ANNOUNCES MID-YEAR SEMI-
RETIREMENT Duncan Aviation announces that Aaron Hilkemann, president of Duncan Aviation, will retire from the president position on July 1 of this year and move to chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Advisors, a newly created part-time position. He will be succeeded by Jeff Lake, the current chief operating officer for Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, NE facility. Hilkemann has been with Duncan
Aviation since 1996 when he joined the company as executive vice president and chief operating officer and was appointed president in 1997. Prior to joining Duncan Aviation, Hilkemann worked in banking and finance. He is a past chairman and member of the Board of Directors of GAMA (General Aviation Manufacturers Association) and has served as past chairman of the AMAC (Associate Member Advisory Council) of the NBAA and the NBAA Board of Directors. “Aaron has been a transformative leader for Duncan Aviation and leaves a remarkable legacy,” says Todd Duncan, chairman of Duncan Aviation. “His servant-leadership style and integrity instilled a formal, consistent leadership structure that allowed the company’s culture to
flourish. He increased professionalism and added a decision-making style that was strategic and compassionate. He never altered from the belief my family has that the people of Duncan Aviation are our strongest asset; instead, his style complemented it perfectly.
“In some organizations, change at the top like this would bring stress and uncertainty for the organization and its team members,” Duncan continues. “That is not the case with Duncan Aviation, though, because through the years, the senior management team formed by Aaron has developed a solid and agile succession plan that was supported by our external Board of Advisors. This plan includes semi- retirement positions that let Duncan Aviation tap into the knowledge and experience of its long-term senior leaders while transitioning to new leadership. Being freed from the day- to-day management of the company will allow Aaron to build on to his legacy and concentrate on high-level opportunities, nurture industry and customer relationships, mentor team members, and take the time to travel and enjoy his family and personal hobbies.” Lake joined Duncan Aviation in 1993 as controller and soon became vice president of Finance. He was promoted to chief financial officer in 1998 and assumed his current role of chief operating officer for Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln facility in 2008. Lake has also been active in both aviation and non-aviation boards/committees including United Way, CASA for Children, GAMA Maintenance Committee, and the Boeing Customer Advisory Board. “During my career here, I was
provided a wonderful opportunity to build the Senior Management Team, and I believe they are the finest team of professionals in the industry,” Hilkemann says. “With
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