News Release
GULFSTREAM LONDON-LUTON FACILITY APPROVED TO SERVICE EASA-REGISTERED GULFSTREAM G150 AIRCRAFT
Center Also Received Approval To Manage Continuing Airworthiness Of Large Aircraft
SAVANNAH, Ga., December 22, 2008 – The Gulfstream London-Luton Service Center recently received approval from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to perform maintenance on Gulfstream G150 aircraft registered with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
The amended certificate means the maintenance facility can now provide comprehensive service for the Gulfstream G550, G500, G450, G350, G200, G150, G400 and G300 as well as the GV, GIV-SP, GIV, GIII and GII.
The London-Luton Service Center was also designated an EASA Part M Subpart G organization, which means it can oversee the continuing airworthiness of aircraft with maximum takeoff weights (MTOW) exceeding 5,700 kilograms.
The U.K. facility already has EASA Part 145 maintenance organization approval and Part 21 design, production and repair approval. The addition of Part M Subpart G increases the aircraft maintenance and airworthiness management options available to operators of European Union-registered Gulfstream aircraft.
“Luton is an important geographic location for Gulfstream and services a significant number of transient aircraft,” said Mark Burns, president, Product Support, Gulfstream. “The fact that we can now service the entire Gulfstream fleet is of significant value to our customers and a reflection of the capability of our outstanding workforce.”
London-Luton is the only Gulfstream-owned service center outside the United States. In 2004, it became the first Federal Aviation Administration-certificated aircraft maintenance facility outside the U.S. to be awarded the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technician Diamond Certificate of Excellence. The certificate recognizes the highest level of achievement among five levels of technician maintenance training.
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 new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250®; 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 91,200 people worldwide. 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.
