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GULFSTREAM APPOINTS LAURENCE ‘LARRY’ HANSON ENGINEERING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Hanson to Oversee Transition of Company’s Designated Engineering Representatives to Authorized Representatives
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 23, 2007 – Laurence “Larry” Hanson has been appointed engineering authorized representative administrator for the Gulfstream Designated Certification Office (GDCO). The GDCO oversees all Organizational Designation Authority (ODA) activities, including efforts to obtain Production, Type and Supplemental Type Certificates from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
In this new position, Hanson will oversee the creation and compliance of engineering Authorized Representative (AR) processes and procedures, including a plan to transition company Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs) to ARs. He also will manage the selection, training and performance of the GDCO engineering ARs.
A 19-year Gulfstream employee, Hanson served most recently as a staff scientist in the Flight Sciences department. He also has served as manager of Flight Sciences and chief DER. Prior to Gulfstream, Hanson worked for Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., for 22 years as a military airlift aircraft loads engineer.
Hanson earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition to being an FAA Designated Engineering Representative, he has earned professional manager certification from the Institute of Certified Professional Managers and has held numerous executive positions in the local chapters of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Gulfstream Management Association.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced some 1,600 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 7,900 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 82,600 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
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