Bill Boisture, president of Gulfstream Aerospace as well as an executive vice president of General Dynamics, which bought Gulfstream in 1999, joined the Savannah, Ga. business jet manufacturer in 1994, previously serving as executive vice president and president and COO. Before that he was president of British Aerospace Corporate Jets, president and CEO of Butler Aviation and president of SimuFlite during its start-up phase. A 1967 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he served in training, combat and test flight assignments in fighter aircraft, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and 13 Air Medals. He has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of New Haven. Just before the NBAA Convention opened, Boisture spoke with Aviation International News editor-in-chief Randy Padfield, on a wide range of topics.
General Dynamics acquired Gulfstream just over three years ago. How is this relationship working?
