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| General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD,
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SAVANNAH, Ga., April 15, 2003 - General Dynamics Aviation Services recently appointed Brian Wells as general manager of its Las Vegas aircraft service center. Wells, who has 23 years of corporate aircraft experience, began his aviation career in 1980 as a crew chief in the U.S. Air Force, performing maintenance on Jetstars and Sabreliners. Following six years of military service, he joined a business jet manufacturer in Europe where he performed maintenance on special-mission aircraft. Wells spent five years with Gulfstream as a field service representative, overseeing the maintenance on the military's C-20A (GIV) aircraft in Europe. Under contract with another aviation-related company, Wells continued with the C-20A program for another three years. He joined General Dynamics Aviation Services as Gulfstream product line leader at its Westfield, Mass., facility in 1998. After serving three years in Westfield, Wells was appointed operations manager for General Dynamics Aviation Services, Las Vegas. Wells has held an airframe and powerplant (A&P) license for 17 years. The General Dynamics Aviation Services Las Vegas facility has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Diamond Award of Excellence for the past two years. The AMT certificate program recognizes eligible technicians and employees with Bronze, Silver, Gold, Ruby or Diamond Awards. Last month, the Las Vegas service center was recognized by FAA as one of only 61 aircraft maintenance facilities worldwide that had 100 percent of its maintenance technicians participate in the AMT program. In addition to Las Vegas, General Dynamics Aviation Services operates aircraft service centers in Dallas; Minneapolis; Westfield, Mass.; and West Palm Beach, Fla. General Dynamics Aviation Services meet the
maintenance needs of owners and operators of Challenger, Falcon,
Gulfstream and Hawker business jets.
### 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 57,000 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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