Las Vegas, 17 November 2015 – Gama Aviation (LSE: GMAA) has teamed up with Air Culinaire Worldwide (www.airculinaireworldwide.com) to deliver what is thought to be the first cuisine masterclass at this year’s NBAA in Las Vegas. The masterclasses, designed to showcase a range of local produce and fine dining, will be held twice daily on Gama Aviation’s stand, N2416, from 17th - 18th November.
Duncan Daines, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Gama Aviation said: ”We have a real passion for excellence in all aspects of our service and no more so in the partners we use to deliver our lunch & dining requirements. Our clients have naturally high expectations and I thought it important that guests should try the produce rather than have us simply say how great it is. I’m delighted that our partners at Air Culinaire Worldwide were similarly excited about showcasing such an important part of the client experience.”
The events, at 12 noon and 2pm, will showcase artisanal products and a range of appetizers, main courses and desserts. Ever popular seasonal dishes, such as Chef Lee’s Chocolate “Breadwinner” Pudding and Slow-Braised Black Pepper Prime Beef Shortrib will be featured. Additionally, a ‘plating-up’ competition will be held on the stand with volunteers donning aprons to test their skills.
Sav Mongelli, Vice President of Sales at Air Culinaire Worldwide said: “As Gama Aviation’s preferred catering vendor in the United States for the past four years, we are excited to present the culinary talents of our local chefs through a live demonstration at NBAA 2015. We believe in providing first-class quality, presentation and outside-of-the-box culinary expertise on a global basis. We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas.”
Gama Aviation is pre-booking free tickets to the event at: www.gamaaviation.com/food
Gama Aviation has 145+ aircraft under management with operations in 45 different locations in 17 countries across five continents, making it one of the world’s leading aviation services companies. Its services include: line and base maintenance; FBO services; engineering design; aircraft management; charter operations; training; and aviation and ground management systems.
About Gama Aviation Plc
Gama Aviation Ltd was established in 1983 by Marwan Khalek and Stephen Wright at Fairoaks Airport (UK), initially providing aircraft charter services with one Beech Baron aircraft.
Since its inception, it has grown organically and through strategic acquisition. On 8th December 2014, Gama Aviation announced a merger (technically a reverse takeover) with Hangar 8 Plc, creating a company with a market capitalization of over £130 million. The deal was completed on 6th January 2015, with Gama Aviation Plc becoming the new listed stock.
The Group offers the following services across its operational network:
- Aircraft management for private, civil and special mission aircraft fleets. Gama Aviation offers a comprehensive fleet management service, including, but not limited to, the provision of management and training of crew personnel, fuel, airworthiness, engineering oversight, insurance, hangar space, valeting, as well as all travel arrangements. Gama Aviation’s fleet under-management comprises over 145 aircraft located at 45 operating bases across five continents.
- Aircraft charter for private individuals and corporate clients. Gama Aviation acts as a charter broker for its owned and/or managed aircraft and occasionally sub-charters aircraft from audited vendors. Core sectors for charter aircraft are: Aeromedical, Financial Services, Music & Entertainment, Sports, High net worth individuals, Government representatives and Royalty.
- Line and base maintenance services. With an extensive portfolio of maintenance approvals and a highly qualified team, Gama Aviation provides a wide range of maintenance services from working with BBJ’s to the class leading Cirrus aircraft.
- Engineering design. Gama Aviation has a design engineering centre of excellence west of London. Working on a wide variety of aviation engineering challenges from camera mounts to avionics and IFE upgrades, the design team are ISO9001 accredited, EASA part 21J / G and UK CAA approved, plus the much coveted MAA DAOS military approval.
- FBOs services. Alongside our maintenance business Gama Aviation operates two FBOs at Glasgow and Sharjah International. With excellent fuel rates, lounge facilities and line/base maintenance facilities the FBO’s are amongst the best in the world.
- Aviation & ground management systems. Gama Aviation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Airops Software Ltd, provides both software consultancy and aviation software packages under the brands “AIROPS 5” and “AIROPS Movement-Exec”. Both are critical systems to help business aviation companies manage their assets profitably and are used by the likes of Dassault-Falcon, Airbus, TAG Aviation, etc.
About Air Culinaire
Air Culinaire Worldwide, a Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. company, serves in-flight catering to hundreds of airport locations across the globe. Since 2000, business and private aviation operators have relied upon the organization. With 20 owned-and-operated kitchens and hundreds of associate catering partners on six continents, business aviation organizations receive the total in-flight catering experience from one resource: Air Culinaire Worldwide.
