Jet Aviation Paris Le Bourget Receives EASA 145 Approval to Provide Line Maintenance

Paris / France, June 09, 2011 – Jet Aviation Paris Le Bourget has received EASA 145 approval to provide line maintenance services to large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft. The Jet Aviation facility was also recently appointed as an Authorized Warranty and AOG Satellite location by Gulfstream Aerospace.

Together, these designations allow the company to provide line maintenance and AOG support to large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft, including Gulfstream GIV, G400, G450, GV, G500 and G550 models.

Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream Product Support at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., said, “This is an important addition to the expansion of Gulfstream's worldwide service network, providing our operators with additional product support resources in the region."

Christof Späth, Jet Aviation’s senior vice president MRO & FBO services for EMEA & Asia, noted, “The added line maintenance authorization considerably expands our service offerings at Le Bourget while strengthening our worldwide MRO network.”

Jet Aviation Paris Le Bourget was established in May 2010 and provides line maintenance services, small inspections and AOG support for various aircraft types. In addition, the company is a Bombardier Line Maintenance Facility and supports the full line of Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft. Jet Aviation operates out of a 3,000 square meter heated hangar owned by Universal Aviation, which provides VIP handling services, as well as a VIP lounge, crew lounge, conference facilities and ramp access.

Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 5,000 employees cater to client needs from 24 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. For more information, please visit www.jetaviation.com.More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.