Story ID: 374
General Aviation Services Expands African Footprint
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Company celebrates its 40th anniversary this year
Word Count: 249
UK-based trip support provider General Aviation Services (G.A.S.) has expanded its footprint to include Botswana, Namibia, and Mozambique, it said this week at EBACE 2024. The company—which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and marked its EBACE debut last year—serves customers by providing permits and ground-handling solutions across the African continent, while offering reliable and cost-effective fuel options globally.
Its business clientele includes trip support companies, aircraft charter and management operators, air ambulance, and cargo flights.
“EBACE provides an unparalleled platform for us to connect with our existing customers and forge new partnerships,” said founding director Mohammed Tewfik. “We are excited to showcase our expanded services and demonstrate our unwavering commitment to supporting our customers’ missions across Africa.”
The company now lists offices in London, Mwanza (Tanzania), Kigali (Rwanda), Moroni (Comoros), Maputo (Mozambique), Gaborone (Botswana), and Windhoek (Namibia). It works directly with the civil air authorities in all 54 African countries to arrange landing and overfly permits, and since 2020 it has arranged more than 12,000 such documents.
G.A.S. also announced its integration with Leon flight management software, allowing those customers to access its services directly through their flight management screen. This permits these customers to make immediate changes to flight plans, saving time and reducing logistical challenges.
“Our integration with Leon underscores [our] commitment to leveraging technology for the benefit of our customers, simplifying the mission planning process and ensuring efficiency,” said Tewfik.