News Release
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE ADDS
BRAZILIAN COMPANY TO ITS PRODUCT-SUPPORT NETWORK
Sao Paulo-Based Facility Will Distribute Parts to Gulfstream Operators in
South America
SAVANNAH, Ga., August 13, 2008 –Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has added Morro Vermelho Taxi Aereo Ltda. (MVTA) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to its international product-support network. The Brazilian-based company will distribute aircraft parts to Gulfstream operators located in or traveling through South America.
“With more than 80 aircraft based in the region, our presence in South America continues to grow,” said Mark Burns, president, Product Support, Gulfstream. “This partnership helps us ensure the operators of these aircraft — as well as the operators of Gulfstream aircraft passing through the region — have the parts they need whenever and wherever they need them.”
Gulfstream distribution centers, such as MVTA, maintain a spare-parts inventory and receive additional parts from a centralized storage facility for quick local dissemination. MVTA joins five other facilities in the Gulfstream international parts-distribution network, including the Gulfstream London-Luton Service Center in London; the MetroJet maintenance facility in Hong Kong; and the Jet Aviation maintenance facilities in Dubai, Moscow and Singapore.
Gulfstream also operates a parts-distribution chain in the United States. Those facilities are in Teterboro, N.J.; Palm Beach, Fla.; Long Beach, Calif.; Dallas and Savannah.
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®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 9,700 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, Va., employs approximately 84,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2008 revenues of approximately $29.5 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 on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.
