Gama adds Citation 560XL and XLS base maintenance to UK approvals

Gama Aviation has been approved to conduct line maintenance on the Cessna Citation 560XL and XLS at its base maintenance facility in Bournemouth, UK. 

The new approval adds to Gama’s existing line maintenance activity at Luton and via its UK-based mobile Maintenance Service Team (MST).

Paul Kinch, MD, MRO, said: “The addition of the Cessna Citation 560 XL/XLS has, alongside the Embraer Phenom 300, allowed us to bridge our traditional King Air turboprop expertise and the larger mid-range and heavy jets. The aircraft is used extensively within the charter, fractional and owned fleet servicing the UK, Channel Islands and near Europe market.

The addition sees the first time Game has stepped up from Textron’s Beechcraft King Air product into a full-service capability for the Cessna Citation XL/XLS. 

The company said the move was “a natural extension” of its existing relationship with Textron — of which it is an Authorised Service Facility and Special Mission Authorised Sales Representative — a major fractional fleet owner and its relationship with Pratt & Whitney.

Kinch added: “By combining AOG, line, spares, mature supply chain and now base maintenance in an increasingly tariff-friendly friendly, we believe we have a very compelling proposition to support fleet owners.”