Your one-stop solution for design of aircraft modifications including manufacturing and installation services.
For more than 41 years we have provided safe and dependable solutions to our clients demanding requirements.
We have grown an experienced and dedicated team and have amassed a wealth of knowledge & excellence in our field.
A Comprehensive Library of Over 1800 Minor Changes & Repairs
Complimented by more than 70 Supplemental Type Certificates
We thrive on overcoming design challenges and developing our customer’s requirements from an initial concept to a certified solution.
Our long history and extensive industry experience provides us with the knowledge and capabilities to deliver complex design and certification solutions, providing our customers with a decisive advantage.
Our services are available for all aircraft types; fixed and rotary wing, large and small, civil and military. Our breadth of expert service, coupled with our depth of industry knowledge, makes us a trusted partner for numerous aviation bodies around the world.
Our Story
Company History
Our Story
A Tradition of Excellence
For over four decades, Gama Aviation has provided Design and Production services to the aviation industry.
We have built a reputation for our extensive range of expertise as well as our strong commitment to safety, integrity, and innovation.
The current Design Organisation Approval (DOA) is based at Bournemouth, UK, and is a business unit within Gama Aviation (Engineering) Ltd (GAEL), registered at Farnborough UK. GAEL is part of Gama Aviation PLC, a global business aviation services organisation, founded in 1983.
1983
Gama Aviation was founded in 1983 by Marwan Khalek and Stephen Wright operating from Fairoaks Airport, Surrey UK. The company was started on the simple principle of delivering its clients’ missions with dedication & passion, Gama Aviation is a trusted, global partner to those who use aviation as a platform to perform.
2001
Gama Support Services Ltd (GSSL) was created in 2001 to provide Part 145 maintenance and Part 21 design services under approval number EASA.21J.157.
2008
Gama Aviation acquired Lees Avionics Ltd in 2008. Lees Avionics Ltd commenced operation in 1991 as a partnership, was incorporated in 1999 and was based at Wycombe Air Park since 1997. The company had CAA design approval, and subsequently EASA design approval EASA.21J.174.
In 2008, the company was acquired by Gama Holdings Ltd and the Design Office was relocated to Farnborough, UK.
2009
During 2009, Lees Avionics and GSSL decided to merge their design approvals; both approvals were combined into the Lees Avionics DOA approval EASA.21J.174. The GSSL approval EASA.21J.157 was then surrendered to EASA.
2011
Gama Aviation acquired Mann Aviation Group (Engineering) Ltd (MAGE) in 2011.
MAGE was formed on the 1st of November 2000 culminating from the merger of its business subsidiary companies initially founded in 1968; Mann Aviation Ltd, Mann Avionics Ltd, and Alan Mann Helicopters Ltd (Engineering division).
Later that year Gama Engineering Ltd (GEL) was formed by merging MAGE into the Lees Avionics design approval EASA.21J.174, providing an engineering facility to support aircraft owners, operators and maintenance organisations through design and installation services. The MAGE design approval EASA.21J.101 was surrendered to EASA.
2014
As part of a Gama Aviation Group restructure, the design approval EASA.21J.174 is transferred from Gama Engineering Ltd (GEL) to Gama Aviation (Engineering) Ltd (GAEL).
2020
As a result of Brexit, post 31st December 2020, GAEL no longer possesses an EASA 21J Design Organisation Approval due to the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. As a result of this GAEL transferred its EASA 21J approval to the UK CAA and now holds a UK 21J Design Organisation Approval, UK.21J.0174.
2024
Gama Aviation acquired the trade and assets of Specialist Aviation Services Ltd in January 2024. The former Specialist Aviation site based at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton has been retained and existing design & production data transferred to Gama Aviation (Engineering) Ltd.
Our Approvals
Our Approvals
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Our Scope of Approvals Sets Us Apart
We possess a full suite of aerospace design and production approvals allowing us to work with civil, state and military aircraft. We are regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Military Aviation Authority and also possess BSI 9001:2015 approval.
Safety is Our Priority
We operate at the highest levels of safety and stringent regulatory standards, ensuring the reliability of each aircraft we service. We recognise the unique nature of every requirement and employ a collaborative approach to meet these precise specifications.
