Hey Sebastien L, take a deep breath, you are going blue in the face...
Ever heard of punctuation?
SR technics effectively took over on the 7th of May and although some of the maintenance will still be carried out in AUH with Gamco, it is thought that the relationship between the GF and Gamco is on its last legs.
Sad story really and I must admit rather untasty, considering the damage Gamco tried to do to GF over the last couple of years.
The move to relocate Gamco many years ago to Abu Dhabi by a previous team of management was both malicious and dangerous, it has resulted in GF having to resort to Gamco at every step of an aircraft life and that is exactly what Gamco wanted, this allowed the old management team to maintain control over the GF operation through one of its subsidiaries and with the creation of EY impose tight maneuvering parameters with malicious intent.
Luckily, that time is now over and I expect this will help to ensure that
GF is in full control over its network and performance and give the Sultanate of Oman a good share of the participation both in work and know how of this oiperation.
Finally Sebastian L, what GF has gone through, over the last few years has changed many things for the better and the engineering department is and will be better run thanks to this move. Personality clashes exist everywhere and there is no one better placed than you since you worked at Gamco to know this (maybe you should tell us more on the SAM cureently heading the works and his shady engine deals?), when you say that EK is better or QR or EY for that matter, I believe that you are kidding yourself and others on this forum. The truth of the matter is Bahrainis and Omanis have been instrumental in the positive changes that have occurred in GF and they will continue to be thanks to the directions given by the PCE.
GF problems lie elswhere and perhaps with the likes of you who could never capitalise on their presence there and that is fine, but to shoot down individuals and call them names on the basis of your own failed experience is simply diving too low for someone who pretends to be of any value to an engineering outfit.
Please go to EK and enjoy the leadership of the AAR and the likes and come back to post sometime later, it will be clear then that the problem is not GF, EK or any other but you!
Take care mate!