Charter & Fractional
Gama sees positive signs for charter
It is just more than two years since Gama Aviation (Booth No.

It is just more than two years since Gama Aviation (Booth No. 927) acquired PrivatAir and a foothold in the U.S. aircraft management and charter market. The timing of the deal may not have been entirely auspicious–closing before the full impact of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis was understood–but the UK-based group has no regrets about seizing the opportunity to move into the mother of all business aviation marketplaces.

“The U.S. is a very mature market and we have focused on delivering the core values that we stand for and have had a very good response from the American client base,” Gama CEO Marwan Khalek told AIN.