It’s been a busy start to the year for Gama Support Services. The Beech King Air maintenance provider recently relocated to Farnborough Airport from Plymouth City Airport – its base for the past 22 years.

Engineering director Paul Bristow said: “Farnborough provides us with

a more convenient location for our customers, whilst at the same time giving us the opportunity to expand the business into larger facilities. In addition, it also brings all of the

Gama Group companies together at one location.”

Joining the team at Farnborough are Ian Collett and Wayne Barrett – both of whom have experience and knowledge of Beech turboprops, Hawker 400XP and Premier I jets, gained in their previous roles with PremiAir Blackbushe.

“I’m delighted that we’ve been able to secure Ian and Wayne to join the team here. They have excellent reputations in the industry, which fit well with the experienced people we’ve brought from Plymouth and also with the expanded team we’re building at Farnborough.”

The company has also enjoyed success with its King Air support activities, successfully procuring and supplying a brand-new King Air 200 for UK defence company BAe Systems (Submarines), continuing the long association the two companies have enjoyed since 1986.

In addition to these developments, Gama has obtained EASA Part 145 Line Engineering Approval for the Learjet 45, Hawker 800/1000, Challenger 601/604, GIV/GV and BBJ.

An extension to the Bermudan AMO means that the company can also maintain those aircraft types on the Bermudan aircraft register. By the end of the second quarter of the year, Gama hopes to obtain EASA Part 21 Design and Manufacturing Approval.