Did the acquisition of Jet Aviation by General Dynamics lead to a change in strategy?
Not at all. The business model that attracted General Dynamics to Jet Aviation is a terrific model and it remains fully intact. We have no intention of changing course at Jet Aviation. The adjustments that we have made since the acquisition have been more linked to the market shift, although we have continued to strengthen our operational team and we’ve drawn on resources, best practices, tools and techniques that have come out of the General Dynamics environment, which we found quite useful. Has your relationship with Gulfstream, another General Dynamics company, changed? The relationship with Gulfstream has always been close. We’re an authorised service provider for them in many areas of the world but we do not complete aircraft for Gulfstream, nor do we have any plans to do so. Our ongoing relationship is one of trying to be an excellent service-provider to them. We continue to support Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault [as well as] Gulfstream and we try to be an outstanding provider for
