Jet Aviation St. Louis Hosts Holiday Air Show for Fans with Special Needs

Jul 13, 2011 12:57 PM

As part of the annual Fair St. Louis Fourth of July festivities, Jet Aviation St. Louis welcomed approximately 1,500 guests for an exclusive performance on Sunday, July 3.

Air shows are a highlight of the annual three-day, city-wide celebration, and the performance aircraft are marshaled from the Jet Aviation St. Louis operation. For the special July 3 event, fans with special needs were invited to Jet Aviation’s campus to witness the aircraft depart for a performance over the St. Louis riverfront. Upon their return, the stunt and acrobatic aircraft provided a private show for the audience at the airport.

“In cooperation with the airport, we provided shelter and refreshments,” said Rodger Renaud, President Dd Interim, Jet Aviation St. Louis. “More importantly, we provided access to a group of people who normally would encounter challenges when trying to attend this type of event. We’re delighted to share our enthusiasm for aviation with this special audience.”

Jet Aviation St. Louis is a full-service AS9110-certified aircraft maintenance, modifications and completions provider. The company employs close to 1,000 people at its St. Louis Downtown Airport location. Jet Aviation St. Louis has in-house design and engineering departments, along with on-site cabinetry, upholstery, composite, avionics, sheet metal and paint shops. Jet Aviation St. Louis is a Bombardier and Embraer authorized service center and a Dassault Falcon, Hawker and Gulfstream center of expertise. The location also offers FBO services. For more information, visit www.jetaviation.com/stlouis.

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 on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

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