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GULFSTREAM NAMES JOHN TIGUE COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GULFSTREAM DESIGNATED CERTIFICATION OFFICE
SAVANNAH , Ga. , April 02, 2007 – Gulfstream Aerospace has named John Tigue compliance administrator of the Gulfstream Designated Certification Office (GDCO). The GDCO oversees all Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA) activities, including efforts to obtain Production, Type and Supplemental Type Certificates from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
In this new position, Tigue will be responsible for GDCO certification processes, procedures, project management records, file controls, audit findings and corrective actions.
Tigue has more than 35 years of aviation experience, including 25 years at the FAA where he held a variety of positions. He has spent most of his career in the area of aircraft certification. While at the FAA he served in several posts including manager of the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office and assistant manager of the Small Airplane Directorate.
Tigue joined Gulfstream in 2006 as the manager of airworthiness and certification, overseeing the aircraft certification process for all Gulfstream business-jet aircraft.
Tigue earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Auburn University, a master’s degree in transportation engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s in business administration from Wichita State University.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced some 1,600 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 7,900 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics , headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,000 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 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 is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
