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General Dynamics Aviation Services
Opens New Hangar At Love Field
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SAVANNAH, Ga., June 20, 2002 - General Dynamics Aviation Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today officially opened a new 25,000 square-foot aircraft service, maintenance and refurbishment hangar at Dallas Love Field Airport. The addition of this new hangar nearly doubles the capacity of the current service center. "The opening of the Dallas service center is symbolic of the rapid growth that General Dynamics Aviation Services has undergone during the year and a half since it was launched," said Larry Flynn, president, General Dynamics Aviation Services. "By concentrating on safety and technical training for our employees, by making parts readily available to our facilities and by responding quickly and definitively to our customers, General Dynamics Aviation Services is setting the industry standard for aircraft service and maintenance operations." The new hangar, which is dedicated to servicing Falcon, Challenger and Hawker aircraft, is conveniently located next door to an existing hangar, where service is performed on Gulfstream aircraft. Prior to the construction of the new hangar, General Dynamics Aviation Services leased a hangar a half mile away from the current site. "The consolidation of the two hangars is a
significant improvement in our day-to-day operations," said
Flynn. "When necessary, we are now better able to shift technicians,
tools and equipment back and forth between hangars, providing
for a more efficient and flexible workflow that ultimately will
benefit our customers." In addition to operational convenience, the new hangar was designed to enhance customer convenience and comfort. With two conference rooms, seven customer offices and a lobby seating area, customers have the workspace and tools necessary to remain productive while their aircraft is being serviced. General Dynamics Aviation Services' Dallas facility employs some 100 people who perform inspections, testing and maintenance, fabricate parts from sheet metal, refurbish interiors, install avionics equipment and carry out supplemental type certificates. In 2001, the facility serviced more than 700 aircraft. ### NOTE TO EDITORS General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 54,000 people worldwide and had 2001 revenues of $12 billion. The company has leading market positions in land and amphibious combat systems, mission-critical information systems and technologies, shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation. More information about the company can be found on the World Wide Web at www.generaldynamics.com. ### |
