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Gulfstream is a larger employer of “good jobs” in the manufacturing sector in the US. We better hammer and sickle their a$$es!

Here is some info from Gulfstream’s site:

“In November 2010, Gulfstream announced an expansion of its Savannah facilities through a $500-million, seven-year plan to ensure that the company is well-positioned to meet future demand for business-jet aircraft and support services. The growth resulted in 1,000 additional Gulfstream jobs, an increase of more than 15 percent.”

“In addition to the Savannah expansion, Gulfstream’s sites in Westfield, Mass., and Luton, England, also grew in 2011. In October, Gulfstream announced an expansion of its service center at the Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass. that will result in 100 additional Gulfstream jobs, a nearly 80 percent increase over the size of Gulfstream’s Westfield workforce.”

“Today, Gulfstream employs more than 11,500 people at 11 major locations: Savannah, Ga.; Appleton, Wis.; Brunswick, Ga.; Dallas; Las Vegas, Nev.; Lincoln, Calif.; London, England; Long Beach, Calif.; Mexicali, Mexico; Westfield, Mass.; and West Palm Beach, Fla. With more than 50 successful years in the industry, Gulfstream is The World Standard® in business aviation. Gulfstream Aerospace looks forward to the future – to the completion of the Master Plan, the deliveries of the first G280 and G650, and beyond.”

they are adding employees at appleton now too

gulfstream has general dynamics behind it - which helps

they are building the g650 here in savannah (they are my fbo’s next door neighbor) - beautiful sight seeing those machines lined up waiting for delivery - the faa granted them a partial certification of some kind that allowed them to begin building planes before the plane was certified - they NEEDED to get a few out the door in 2012 - walmart was one of the 2012 deliveries

the g280 is made in israel but the completions are done at love field in dallas

the $100 per flight is what has me furious - proposed by the idiot in the whitehouse

it would hit these guys hard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hewbCLi5m3Y

fly to city to pick up vet + $100
fly vet to destination + $100
fly back home + $100

most pilots agree to the return flight too - which would cost the plane owner and ADDITIONAL $600 to fly the mission

http://www.veteransairlift.org/m/%28S%28blwo5zrgr4ccfkueio2kdza4%29%29/AvailableMissions.aspx