UK – Significant growth for Gama helicopter maintenance

UK – Significant growth for Gama helicopter maintenance

14-Jun-2013 Source: Gama Engineering

Gama Group, the global business aviation services provider, announced today that Fairoaks, UK based Gama Engineering Ltd has established its helicopter maintenance facility as the first choice service centre for Sikorsky S.76 operators.

Harry Lees, Gama Engineering’s Managing Director gave the inaugural Helicopter Maintenance presentation at ROC2013, (the first Rotary Operators Conference held yesterday at Barclays London Heliport).

Over 100 delegates included many industry stakeholders ranging from manufacturers, operators and service providers, attended the first of what will be an annual conference.

Harry presented solutions to a number of challenges facing helicopter operators, highlighting the latest safety improvements opportunities and progressive maintenance programmes aimed at reducing helicopter downtime and costs.

Having just celebrated their second anniversary of Gama Engineering, Harry confirmed that the Fairoaks Airport, UK maintenance facility is now firmly established as the UK’s No.1 Sikorsky S76 service centre, having grown the maintenance managed fleet from two in 2011 to nine today.

Other recent Gama Engineering highlights include;

  • Recruitment that has led to the doubling of experienced licensed helicopter, engineers:
  • The basing of an AgustaWestland AW.139 at Fairoaks;
  • Significant avionics upgrade programmes for clients including Castle Air,  Starspeed and British International Helicopters; and,
  • The appointment of Gama as the first European distributor for Cobham HeliSAS light-weight Helicopter Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System.

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