Gama Aviation acquires Jet East MRO

摘要

Global business aviation services provider Gama Aviation has acquired Jet East Aviation from East Coast Aviation in a $7.7 million cash deal that will significantly expand Gama's existing U.S. MRO operations. The deal-which includes an additional $1 million in deferred cash payable over two years and assumption of $3.2 million in Jet East debt-creates an MRO operation in the U.S. with 400 employees, more than 90 AOG technicians positioned across the country, coverage of 65 business aviation airports, and more than 10 line stations and heavy scheduled maintenance facilities. "We believe this combination brings in an enhanced offering to our customers," Gama Aviation Group CEO Marwan Khalek told AIN. "We're combining two great companies with great brands and good customer loyalty and consolidating them into one, making access to the market for our customers easier. We're giving them a bigger range of services. There's some things we do that Jet East didn't and vice-versa, so that's now available to all of our customers. They don't have to have two touchpoints to procure [maintenance services], it's one [and] we can support them across more regions in the country."