Gama Aviation Hutchison (Hong Kong), the joint venture formed in early 2016 between the UK’s Gama Aviation and Hutchison Whampoa, announced at ABACE this week that it has firmed up its new maintenance offering in collaboration with Hong Kong International Airport-based CASL. The new maintenance check packages will be available starting this summer, said Gama Aviation.

The packages have been designed “to provide a cost-effective, transparent pricing model for fleet and private owners.” Sergio Oliveira e Silva, general manager of the joint venture, said the company “identified that business aircraft owners and operators often face opaque pricing and final bills that can climb alarmingly from the initial quote. Through our collaboration with CASL, we are introducing a simplified pricing structure for standard maintenance inspections on Gulfstream and Bombardier aircraft.”

The offering gives aircraft owners maintenance at a cost that means they no longer have to fly three to four hours to Singapore, or farther afield, for an annual check. This is “inconvenient for the operator, adds hours to the aircraft and, in our view, is completely unnecessary,” said Oliveira e Silva.