GENERAL DYNAMICS AVIATION SERVICES NAMES RICHARD MCMILLON GENERAL MANAGER AT LAS VEGAS SITE
SAVANNAH, Ga., August 25, 2009 – Richard McMillon has been named general manager of the General Dynamics Aviation Services facility at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, replacing Brian Waymire, who has returned to Gulfstream Aerospace headquarters in Savannah. McMillon had worked as the Las Vegas Service Center operations manager since June 2008.
As general manager, McMillon oversees all aspects of the maintenance, repair and overhaul facility that services Challenger, Falcon, Gulfstream, Hawker and other business-jet aircraft.
McMillon joined Gulfstream in 1997 as a crew chief at the Savannah Service Center. In 2000, he became maintenance supervisor at the Gulfstream Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) operation at Chievres Air Base in Belgium. He was later promoted to manager at the site, which supports the Supreme Allied Commander-Europe.
McMillon, who holds an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license, reports to Becky Johnson, vice president and general manager of the Gulfstream Aerospace facility in Long Beach, Calif. General Dynamics Aviation Services and Gulfstream are wholly owned subsidiaries of General Dynamics.
NOTE TO EDITORS
General Dynamics Aviation Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), 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 Appleton, Wis.; Westfield, Mass.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Dallas; and Las Vegas. For more information, we invite you to visit our Web site at www.gdaviationservices.com.
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,000 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.