Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation is planning to build an operations and maintenance facility at Aberdeen International airport, as part of a strategic investment in its thriving Scotland-based business.

The Farnborough-headquartered company has been active in Scotland for more than two decades, from where it has been supporting its business jet customers and the country’s health provider, out of two bases in Glasgow and one in Aberdeen.

According Marwan Khalek, founder and chief executive of 33-year-old Gama, the new 1,700m2 (18,300ft2) facility “represents a logical yet important step in further strengthening our presence in Scotland to serve Aberdeen and the east coast”.

If permission is granted, the base should open in 2016.

Source: Flight International