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General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD, exchange:
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GENERAL DYNAMICS AVIATION SERVICES
RECEIVES BRAZILIAN AND VENEZUELAN MAINTENANCE APPROVAL
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| West Palm Beach Service and Maintenance Center to Work on Brazilian- and Venezuelan-registered Business Jet Aircraft |
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SAVANNAH, Ga., March 12, 2003 - General Dynamics Aviation Services' West Palm Beach, Fla., service and maintenance center has received approval to perform service and maintenance on Brazilian- and Venezuelan-registered business jet aircraft. Approval from Brazil's Departamento de Aviacao Civil (DAC) and Venezuela's Direccion de Aeronautica Civil (DAC) permits a Brazilian or Venezuelan aircraft operator to retain the services of the West Palm Beach center, which performs maintenance on Challenger, Citation, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker and other business jet aircraft. A wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), General Dynamics Aviation Services also has aircraft service centers in Las Vegas, Dallas, Minneapolis, Minn., and Westfield, Mass. "In receiving these governments' official approval, we've eliminated the lengthy authorization process required of Brazilian- and Venezuelan-registered aircraft operators who choose to have their aircraft serviced outside their home country," said Larry Flynn, president, General Dynamics Aviation Services. "Brazilian and Venezuelan operators will have much more flexibility to schedule maintenance when it is most convenient for them - at home, during a business trip or while on vacation." A Federal Aviation Administration-approved repair station, the West Palm Beach aircraft service center has received the Aircraft Maintenance Technician Diamond Certificate of Excellence. The highest training award level within the aircraft maintenance industry, the Diamond award recognizes an organization's commitment to aircraft maintenance training. Located conveniently at the Palm Beach International Airport, General Dynamics Aviation Services' West Palm Beach facility features 46, 200 square feet of hangar space and another 8,000 square feet dedicated to support shops. In addition to Challenger, Citation, Falcon, Hawker and other
business jet aircraft, General Dynamics Aviation Services' West
Palm Beach service center provides airframe, avionics, engine
and refurbishment services for the entire Gulfstream fleet. ### NOTE TO EDITORS: General Dynamics Aviation Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, was formed in February 2001 to meet the maintenance needs of Challengers, Falcons, Gulfstreams, Hawkers and other business jet aircraft. The business jet service company serves a broad range of business aircraft owners through regional maintenance centers in Minneapolis; Westfield, Mass.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Dallas; and Las Vegas. For more information, we invite you to visit our Web site at www.generaldynamicsaviationservices.com. General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs
approximately 54,000 people worldwide and had 2002 revenues of
$13.8 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.
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