Monday March 3rd, 2014

Sharjah Airport Authority yesterday signed an agreement with “Gama Aviation”, the global aviation services company, permitting the company to manage private/business aviation services at Sharjah International Airport, including all procedures and processes, starting from issuing landing permissions to the handling of passengers and crews.The Agreement between SAA & Gama Aviation, was signed by H.E. Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority and Richard Lineveldt, General Manager MENA for Gama Aviation respectively, in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Khaled bin Essam Al Qassimi, Chairman, Department of Civil Aviation, Emirate of Sharjah andSheikh Khaled stated: “We at Sharjah International Airport, have always welcomed world-class companies of the caliber of Gama Aviation which has long years of experience in aviation services. General aviation has witnessed tremendous growth in the UAE and we want to ensure our share of that market.”Mr. Al Midfa, was of the opinion that; “ It is specialized organizations such as Gama Aviation whose expertise we strive to bring in, to add value to the Sharjah Airport offering. No doubt, this agreement will open new growth opportunities and pave the way for improving the efficiency of services to our end users.”Richard Lineveldt, General Manager MENA for Gama Aviation, said: “This agreement with Sharjah Airport Authority will strengthen the company’s presence in the region. Gama Aviation took over the responsibility for handling all business travelers at Sharjah International Airport in early 2012, but the company has been present in Sharjah as a charter operator since 2006. Gama Aviation has established a successful relationship with the aviation sector, which has been further enhanced by the resounding success of its new fixed-based operation (FBO) at Sharjah”.