Savannah Air Center to be Renamed Midcoast Aviation

Dec 9, 2009 9:30 AM

Jet Aviation, the parent company of Midcoast Aviation and Savannah Air Center, announced it would rename its Savannah, Ga., operation “Midcoast Aviation,” effective January 1, 2010.

In an effort to strengthen its completions, modification and maintenance services in North America, Jet Aviation acquired Midcoast Aviation in 2006 and, in 2008, Savannah Air Center. The Savannah operation was integrated into Jet Aviation’s maintenance and completions organization in the U.S., and operated by Midcoast Aviation. The name change from Savannah Air Center to Midcoast Aviation, effective January 1, 2010, is a logical step to unify these brands into one.

In the U.S., Midcoast Aviation will now operate two completions and maintenance centers - in St. Louis and Savannah - both under the leadership of Don Petersen, President of Midcoast Aviation.

“Midcoast Aviation and Savannah Air Center are industry-leading MRO and completions services providers. As sister organizations, united under the same management, it makes sense that both operate under the Midcoast Aviation brand,” said Peter G. Edwards, President of Jet Aviation. “This change furthers our ability to support our maintenance and completions businesses while broadening our geographic reach.”

Savannah Air Center is located at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The full-service aviation center offers interior completions, refurbishment and exterior painting, aircraft maintenance and avionics installation and repair. The company is an authorized completions center for Bombardier Global 5000 and Global Express business jets.

Midcoast Aviation, an affiliate of the Jet Aviation Group of Companies, is a full-service AS9100-certified aircraft maintenance, modifications and completions provider. The company employs more than 1,500 people at the St. Louis Downtown Airport and Savannah locations. The Midcoast operations have in-house design and engineering departments, along with on-site cabinetry, upholstery, composite, avionics, sheet metal and paint shops.

Midcoast Aviation is a Dassault Falcon, Bombardier and Embraer authorized service center and also a Hawker and Gulfstream center of expertise. For more information, visit www.midcoastaviation.com.

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 5,700 employees cater to client needs from more than 25 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.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.

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