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Greenpoint Acquires T.R. Reed Enterprises
August 28, 2011 - 9:10am

GreenpointTechnologies of Kirkland, Wash., has acquired T.R. Reed Enterprises, a Texas precision machining facility specializing in corporate aircraft interiors.

According to Greenpoint executive v-p Sloan Benson, “The purchase of T.R. Reed Enterprises provides Greenpoint with additional capacity for our internal cabinet and aero-structures facility as well as our core VIP completion projects.”
GD Appoints New Gulfstream President
August 5, 2011 - 9:21am
Larry Flynn...

Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics announced today that Larry Flynn will succeed Joe Lombardo as president of the Savannah-based airframer starting September 1. Lombardo served not only as president of the jet maker since 2007 but also as executive vice president of General Dynamics’s aerospace group, and he will retain the latter title. “This will enable Mr.
Gulfstream G250 Is Now G280
July 31, 2011 - 9:20am

Gulfstream Aerospace redesignated the super-midsize G250 as the G280 in mid-July.
AIN Blog: President’s Bizav Blast Affects Entire Industry
July 8, 2011 - 8:46am

Just days after commending President Obama for his June 28 visit to an Alcoa plant in Davenport, Iowa, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO Marion Blakey found his next day broadside against business aviation “baffling and disturbing.”
Gulfstream Increases Capacity at Dallas Site
June 29, 2011 - 9:50am

Gulfstream Aerospace is reopening the 62,000-sq-ft Hangar F at Dallas Love Field. “We now have hangars dedicated to specific aircraft models,” said Mark Burns, president for Gulfstream product support. “Large-cabin and midsize-cabin customers have their own specific facility, with parts inventory and office space that cater to their needs.
Business Jet Access Opens New Facility
June 26, 2011 - 7:45am

Gulfstream Aerospace has added two European warehouses to its growing product-support network, increasing parts and materials on the continent to approximately $110 million.
Hubbard’s QS3 Gulfstream II/III Hushkit OK’d by EASA
June 16, 2011 - 8:10am

The EASA has certified the Hubbard Aviation Technologies QS3 hushkit system for the Gulfstream II, IISP, IIB and III as meeting Chapter 3 noise requirements. The certification means that QS3-equipped Gulfstreams have “unrestricted access to Europe’s leading business airports,” according to the company.
EBACE 2011: Aero-Dienst Expands Hangar Space
May 16, 2011 - 2:50am

German business aircraft maintenance group Aero-Dienst (Stand 1643) is increasing capacity at its Nuremberg headquarters in response to full order books.

The company is adding staff and plans to take over a former airline hangar at the airport this summer, increasing capacity by 40 percent to 86,111 sq ft.
Gulfstream a ‘Growth Engine’ at General Dynamics
April 28, 2011 - 11:00am

With defense spending remaining a target of increased budget scrutiny, General Dynamics chairman and CEO Jay Johnson said yesterday that he sees the company’s Gulfstream Aerospace division as its main “growth engine.” During the first-quarter investor conference call yesterday morning, Johnson said the firm’s aerospace division, which includes Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, had a  “strong quarter” with $1.353 billion in revenues, just $4 millio
Gulfstream Further Expands R/D Center
January 31, 2011 - 4:30am

Gulfstream Aerospace acquired a 253,000-sq-ft building in Savannah, Ga., to house its growing research-and-development program.

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