Barcelona, October 23, 2024 – Embraer announced today the expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services network in a new partnership with Gama Aviation. The MRO located in Bournemouth, UK, will be part of the Embraer Authorized Service Center network. Gama Aviation will provide line maintenance support for customers of the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 series, as well as base maintenance for Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 aircraft located throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The British company will provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, as well as a wide range of services like livery design, interiors, pre-purchase inspections, modifications, and avionics upgrades.
“We are delighted to have been selected by as an Authorized Service Centre by Embraer who set an understandably high bar to become part of their global network. We look forward to working with customers to support their Phenom and Legacy aircraft via our base MRO capability at Bournemouth, our line stations at Farnborough and Luton, plus our country wide Mobile Support Team (MST) service,” says Paul Kinch, Managing Director, Gama Aviation MRO.
“It is an honor to have Gama Aviation joining our network. Gama Aviation is a reference in the MRO market and performs several activities with the excellence our customers require. We aim to continue growing and enhancing our capabilities, capacity, and footprint to better support our customers in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East,” says Frank Stevens, Vice President of Global MRO Centers for Embraer Services & Support.
Currently, the company’s network dedicated to Executive Jets includes eight Embraer Owned Services Centers, ten Embraer Authorized Service Centers in Europe and 64 worldwide. Embraer Services & Support has been investing in its owned capacity as well. The business unit recently doubled its MRO dedicated capacity for business jets in the US, with new maintenance lines in Dallas Love Field, TX, Cleveland, OH, and Sanford, FL.
