GENERAL DYNAMICS AVIATION SERVICES' WEST PALM BEACH FACILITY TO SERVICE EUROPEAN-REGISTERED BUSINESS JETS

Florida Service Center Receives European Aviation Safety Agency and Joint Aviation Authority Certification

SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 16, 2004 - General Dynamics Aviation Services' West Palm Beach service center, which recently received certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Joint Aviation Authority (JAA), is approved to perform maintenance on business-jet aircraft registered in any of the 25 European Union countries.

"This joint EASA and JAA certification brings a new level of convenience to European business-jet owners who regularly conduct business in the southeastern United States," said Larry Flynn, president, General Dynamics Aviation Services. "We look forward to providing our European customers with the highest level of customer service and technical expertise during each and every visit."

General Dynamics Aviation Services is located at the West Palm Beach International Airport on the east coast of Florida. It is open for business 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In hangar space totaling 46, 200 square feet, technicians perform service on Challenger, Falcon, Hawker, Gulfstream and other business-jet aircraft.

The West Palm Beach General Dynamics Aviation Services facility has earned the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Maintenance Training Diamond Award of Excellence, the highest level of achievement, every year since it was established in 2001. Also since then, the number of employees has doubled from 50 to 100 people.

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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, Virginia, employs approximately 71,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenue of $19 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company can be found at www.generaldynamics.com