News Release
GULFSTREAM INTRODUCES PLANEBOOK® FOR THE CABIN
Fully Integrated Electronic Document Manager Provides Cabin Attendants With Immediate, Paperless Access to Cabin Reference Materials
SAVANNAH, Ga., October 5, 2008 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has introduced PlaneBook for the Cabin, a new addition to the company’s compact, portable PlaneBook electronic document manager (EDM). PlaneBook for the Cabin is a tablet computer preloaded with manuals and lists developed especially for cabin attendants and customized to the completed aircraft cabin.
Available documents currently include a cabin operating manual, cabin troubleshooting index, cabin checklist, suggested inventory list, entertainment and galley equipment operating manuals, and passenger profile forms.
“Cabin attendants using PlaneBook for the Cabin will have the information they need to efficiently manage the cabin environment and provide passengers with exceptional cabin service,” said David Craig, director, Technical Information, Gulfstream Product Support. “Just as PlaneBook for Pilots provides a paperless flight-deck solution, PlaneBook for the Cabin provides cabin attendants with critical information in a compact, portable and paperless resource.”
PlaneBook for the Cabin is currently available for operators of all in-production large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft: the G550, G500, G450 and G350. PlaneBook for Pilots was introduced for Gulfstream large-cabin aircraft at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in 2007. Gulfstream then offered it to operators of its mid-cabin aircraft in June 2008.
Gulfstream developed PlaneBook in collaboration with Advanced Data Research (ADR), pioneer of the electronic flight bag. ADR uploads the PlaneBook software onto each computer, which is configured to the operator’s requirements and can serve as a personal laptop when not being used in the PlaneBook configuration.
PlaneBook uses a Windows®-based Fujitsu FG-1620G tablet computer with 512 megabytes of RAM and a 30-gigabyte hard drive. Customers can upgrade to a higher RAM speed (1 gigabyte), include a larger hard drive (60 gigabytes) or add a USB global positioning satellite system.
Like PlaneBook for Pilots, PlaneBook for the Cabin comes with a three-year warranty, Gulfstream Help Desk priority status and guarantee of a loaner PlaneBook if the original ever requires repairs.
Customers who already have PlaneBook for Pilots can arrange to have the cabin data package added to their PlaneBook by contacting the Technical Publications Business Office at 1-800-810-GULF.
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 1,800 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.
