GULFSTREAM PROMOTES THREE DIRECTORS AS BUSINESS GROWS AT SAVANNAH SERVICE CENTER

New Management Approach Enhances Service Experience

SAVANNAH, Ga., September 6, 2011 - In an ongoing effort to better serve operators, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently promoted three veteran employees to help manage its growing Savannah service center. Darrell Frey, James Kelley and Jeff Kilgore were each named director, Savannah Service Center Operations.  All three men report to Charles Celli, vice president, Gulfstream Savannah Service Center Operations.

Frey, Kelley and Kilgore oversee and direct operations at the Gulfstream Savannah Service Center, which comprises the 679,000-square foot main facility and the 175,000-square foot satellite site, Gulfstream Savannah Service Center South. Each director will be responsible for a specific series of Gulfstream aircraft models. An estimated 1,400 to 1,500 aircraft are expected to visit the Savannah facility in 2011 for maintenance. 

“We will transition to a model-based structure in the Savannah service center over the next four to six months,” Celli said.  “By focusing on a specific aircraft, these directors and their teams will be able to leverage their extensive technical knowledge and hands-on experience to the further benefit of our operators."

Frey, a 24-year Gulfstream employee, was most recently general manager, Gulfstream Savannah Service Center. Kelley is a 25-year Gulfstream employee. Before being promoted to director, he was the senior manager, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, in Savannah. Kilgore, a 23-year Gulfstream employee, was senior operations manager in Savannah.

Each of the new directors is a licensed airframe and power plant mechanic. Frey also has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Trinity University.

 

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 more than 1,950 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 new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G280®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350®; the large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream 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 Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 10,000 people at 10 major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 88,000 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 the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.