Gama has appointed a general manager tasked with developing business in the Middle East and north Africa. Promoted from within, Richard Lineveldt has become general manager of Gama Aviation FZE, having previously been involved in the company's set-up of the exclusive operation of Sharjah International Airport's executive handling service FBO and the successful award of Gama's United Arab Emirates AOC.

"Having been a member of the team that established Gama's operations in the UAE in 2008, I have been fortunate enough to see the group grow, both regionally and internationally, to establish itself as one of the few truly global business aviation services providers," he says.

Gama employs in excess of 400 personnel and operates over 80 business aircraft from more than 30 operating bases across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.