Gama Aviation grows Part 147 capability with AW139 approvalnews Mike Stones 24 Mar 26 0Gama Aviation is growing its engineering training portfolio after the UK CAA accepted its Part 147 Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and course plans for the… Read more
Gama to open UK paint shop for AW169s, AW1389s and H145snews Mike Stones 15 Jan 26 0Gama Aviation is to open a new rotorcraft paint shop at its Rotary Centre of Excellence in Staverton, Gloucestershire in central England. Due to open… Read more
HI Uplift: Gama Aviation’s last-minute rescue of Specialist Aviation Servicesnews Mike Stones 15 Feb 24 0It was a race against time. Gama Aviation had more than 60 separate transaction documents to finalise with a host of stakeholders in just a… Read more
Gama Aviation confirms talks to acquire Specialist Aviation Servicesnews Mike Stones 8 Jan 24 0Gama Aviation has confirmed talks to acquire UK-based Specialist Aviation Services in a statement to the London Stock Exchange today. Specialist Aviation Services provides helicopter… Read more
Gama takes off early on Wales Air Ambulance contractnews Mike Stones 21 Dec 23 0Business aviation services company Gama Aviation has made an early start on its contract to take over Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) flights for the… Read more
LCI supports relaunch of Bond Helicopters with three AW139snews Mike Stones 15 Dec 23 0Operating lessor LCI is supporting the relaunch of British offshore helicopter services company Bond Helicopters with the provision of three Leonardo AW139s, according to Padraig… Read more
Gama Aviation wins offshore contract with Peter Bond joint venturenews Yves Le Marquand 19 Oct 22 0A Gama Aviation joint venture with Peter Bond, founder of Bond Helicopters, has won its first contract to support the offshore operations of an international… Read more
Gama takes over all Scottish air ambulance missions and reveals other contract winsnews Mike Stones 1 Jun 20 0Gama Aviation has taken over all SAS’s HEMS missions. Captain Andy Lister, head of flight operations, Scotland (fourth from the left) is pictured with some of… Read more
Gama’s right time for rotaryinsight Alasdair Whyte 10 Mar 20 0Gama Aviation is no stranger to rotary aviation. It has long offered maintenance services for helicopters and its co-founder is both a fixed wing and… Read more
Gama Aviation wants to disrupt the UK HEMS marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 20 0Gama Aviation, the charter and management company probably best known for its business jet services, has invested £20m into launching a helicopter air ambulance arm… Read more
Helicopters – is the market still just hovering or about to rise?news Alasdair Whyte 23 Feb 18 0According to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 926 helicopter units were shipped in 2017, 7.5% up on the 861 delivered… Read more
Gama Aviation launches Garmin G500H STCnews Terry Spruce 25 Jul 16 0Gama Aviation has been awarded an EASA STC for installation of the Garmin G500H EFIS into the Bell 206B helicopter. Gama Aviation has produced additional… Read more
Milestone secures $600 million credit linenews Alasdair Whyte 8 Aug 13 0Dublin-based Milestone Aviation Group closes largest debt deal by a helicopter lessor as the company’s three-year anniversary approaches. Read more
Gama recognised as first choice service centre for Sikorsky S-76 helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Jun 13 0The Gama Group announced at a London presentation that its UK-based Gama Engineering subsidiary has become the first choice service centre of Sikorsky S-76 operators. Read more
