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FEATURE

SERVICE CENTRE IN PALM BEACH

service to a greater number of Gulfstream It is a certified US Federal Aviation
aircraft simultaneously. The Palm Beach Administration and European Union
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation service centre is well-positioned to support Aviation Safety Agency repair station and
customers in domestic and international
has announced the official opening of a markets, including South America.” has maintenance approvals from Argentina,
Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil,
new company-owned service centre at The all-new joint facility is nearly Burundi, Canada, the Cayman Islands, the
Palm Beach International Airport. 14,960m², with over 9,600m² dedicated to Isle of Man, Mexico, Peru, San Marino and
The facility, shared with Jet Aviation, Gulfstream. Venezuela.
will have a hangar for each company and The air-conditioned facility can accom- Palm Beach is one of many new service
shared office space. modate up to seven Gulfstream G650ER centres in the Gulfstream Customer
“Gulfstream has had a presence in or G650 aircraft. Jet Aviation occupies the Support network.
Palm Beach for almost 20 years with the remaining 5,267 m². In 2019, Gulfstream opened a facility
capability to accommodate all Gulfstream The Gulfstream Palm Beach facility offers in Van Nuys, California, and expanded
models,” said Derek Zimmerman, presi- a broad range of services, including major in Appleton, Wisconsin, and Savannah.
dent, Gulfstream Customer Support. inspections; structural modifications and Gulfstream recently began operations at a
“We are excited to open a state-of- repairs; and major avionics installations newly built service centre in Farnborough,
the-art facility that will offer world-class and system upgrades. England. Q

NEWS
HIGH-SPEED, DUAL

CONNECTIVITY

so customers can stream their favorite To accommodate the option, Gulfstream
high-definition content without compro- aircraft are outfitted with a uniquely de-
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation mising connectivity. signed, space-saving radome. This service
has received approval from the US federal “We are pleased to offer this as a can be performed at company-owned
aviation administration for installation retrofit to our current G650 and G650ER service centers in Savannah; St. Louis;
of a high-speed, dual internet system on customers,” said Derek Zimmerman, Appleton, Wisconsin; Dallas; Long Beach,
Gulfstream G650 and Gulfstream G650ER president, Gulfstream Customer Support. California; Westfield, Massachusetts; and
aircraft. “With the use of Viasat’s Ku/Ka dual band Farnborough, England, with additional
Provided by Viasat, the system gives terminal that seamlessly switches between facilities becoming available as needed.
customers access to internet speeds that satellites, we can provide customers with The dual-connection internet service was
are some of the fastest in the industry. A fast and consistent coverage across the first available for retrofit on the Gulfstream
streaming video service is also available, world.” G550 and the Gulfstream GV in 2019. Q

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