Gama Aviation PLC Gama Aviation & Wheels Up fly 100,000th segment
July 17 2017 - 2:31AM
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Gama Aviation PLC
17 July 2017
Press release
Gama Aviation & Wheels Up fly 100,000(th) segment and have
record Fourth of July holiday weekend
Shelton, Connecticut, July 17, 2017 - Gama Aviation LLC, the
exclusive operator of the Wheels Up King Air 350i and Citation
Excel / XLS program, is pleased to announce major milestones for
its Wheels Up flight operations. On Wednesday July, 5(th) , the
100,000(th) flight segment in the Wheels Up program was flown by
N861UP, a Beechcraft King Air 350i flying from Jacksonville FL to
Nashville TN. In quick succession from June 29(th) through July
2(nd) , the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Gama Aviation completed
over 400 member flights for Wheels Up, including record-breaking
numbers on Saturday, July 1(st) when more than 100 passenger legs
were flown.
Thomas Connelly, CEO & President, Gama Aviation LLC said:
"I'm extremely proud of reaching this milestone. Four years ago,
Wheels Up was an idea, a PowerPoint presentation and a spreadsheet,
now flight operations for Wheels Up have the same scale as a
regional airline, rapidly approaching 6,000 flight sectors per
month with the continual drive to democratize private aviation.
That said, we will not rest on our laurels. Wheels Up members,
Kenny Dichter and the Wheels Up management team have high
expectations of us. We will continue to work safely, tirelessly and
diligently to support the business as it continues to grow; meeting
and surpassing Wheels Up's expectations every step of the way."
Kenny Dichter, CEO & Founder, Wheels Up said: "We originally
selected Gama Aviation ahead of other high quality operators, based
on their vast experience and pervasive safety culture. They have
proven a crucial ingredient to the development of our brand,
scaling as we scale; being flexible and responsive to our members'
needs and offering cast iron reliability. This underpins the
promises we have made to our members, enabling us to focus on them
and our vision."
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Gama Aviation - Notes to Editors
Gama Aviation LLC is the US associate company of Gama Aviation
Plc (LSE AIM:GMAA), a global business aviation services company
that specialises in providing solutions for individuals,
corporations and government agencies; allowing them to deliver on
the promises they make.
Gama Aviation LLC provides solutions for private aircraft, fleet
management and charter clients across the Unites States. In total,
the company operates a fleet of 200+ aircraft making it the largest
aircraft management business in the United States. Gama Aviation
LLC is also the leading Part135 operator by hours flown (54,533) in
2016 according to ARGUS TRAQ PAK's 2016 league table.
More details can be found at: http://www.gamaaviationllc.com/ or
http://www.gamaaviation.com/
About Wheels Up
Wheels Up is a revolutionary membership-based private aviation
company that significantly reduces the upfront costs to fly
privately, while providing unparalleled flexibility, service and
safety. Created and led by renowned entrepreneur Kenny Dichter,
Wheels Up offers guaranteed availability to its private fleet of
new Beechcraft King Air 350i and Citation Excel/XLS aircraft to
individual, family and corporate members. With the cutting-edge
Wheels Up mobile app, members can seamlessly book flights, manage
their accounts, participate in ride-share opportunities and select
Hot Flights, a vast selection of one-way "empty leg" flights that
are posted daily to the app and updated in real time. Members also
have access to Wheels Down, a program featuring exclusive events
and experiences, unique partner benefits and a full-service luxury
concierge.
Wheels Up acts as agent for the Wheels Up members, and is not
the operator of the program aircraft; FAA licensed and DOT
registered air carriers participating in the program exercise full
operational control of the program aircraft. Any aircraft owned or
leased by Wheels Up are dry leased to the operating air carrier to
facilitate operations by that carrier.
Please visit wheelsup.com. Follow us on Facebook | Twitter |
Instagram | Google
For more information contact:
Duncan Daines Lorrissa Lippi
CMO, Gama Aviation Plc Media & Marketing Co-ordinator, Gama
Aviation LLC
duncan.daines@gamaaviation.com lorrissa.lippi@gamaaviation.com
+44 1252 553029 +1 203 337 4634
Mark Sage
Chief Brand Officer, Wheels Up
msage@wheelsup.com
+1 646 780 1060
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