Jet Aviation Names John Langevin Vice President and General Manager, FBO Operations, North America

Zurich / Switzerland, October 07, 2011 – In his new role as vice president and general manager, FBO operations, Langevin will oversee all of Jet Aviation’s U.S. FBOs: Teterboro, N.J.; Boston/Bedford, Mass.; Palm Beach, Fla.; St. Louis, Mo. and Dallas, Texas.

To increase focus on consistent service delivery, hospitality, safety and security at its U.S. FBOs, Jet Aviation has appointed John Langevin vice president and general manager, FBO operations, North America. Previously, Langevin managed the FBOs and MRO operations at Teterboro and Boston/Bedford.

“With more than 30 years of experience, John is the ideal candidate to lead our U.S. FBOs,” said Gary Dempsey, president, U.S. aircraft services. “We want to guarantee our customers receive Jet Aviation’s high standard of service across our entire FBO network. John will ensure that clients experience the best that Jet Aviation has to offer, no matter which FBO they visit.”

Langevin has a long history of excellent performance at Jet Aviation. He joined the company in 1981 and worked as supervisor for vehicle maintenance and safety for more than 10 years. In 1999, he was promoted to manager of line services and training and became the director of FBO services in 2003. In 2005 he was appointed general manager of Jet Aviation Teterboro, responsible for FBO and maintenance services. Prior to starting his career in aviation, he served in the United States Coast Guard.

“In my new role, I will strengthen the market presence of our North American locations. We will continue to focus on safety, security and hospitality while personalizing the FBO experience for our clients,” said Langevin.

Jet Aviation’s U.S. Aircraft Services include a wide range of support for aircraft, their operators and their passengers. From our extensive FBO network to our charter, aircraft management and maintenance services, Jet Aviation offers total care solutions for flight departments including our innovative JetStart program designed to assist businesses with implementing their flight departments. Crew and staffing solutions are provided through our Jet Professionals team.

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 5,100 employees cater to client needs from 26 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. Please visit www.jetaviation.com.More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.