Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

Gategroup

Gate Group offers "above the wing" services including airline catering and provisioning.

Gate Group offers "above the wing" services including airline catering and provisioning. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)

About Gategroup

11710 Plaza America Dr., Suite 800, Reston, Va. 20190
www.gategroup.com | 703-964-2300 | Founded: 1992

Industry: Hospitality And Travel | Category: Top Private Companies

As a provider of "above-the-wing" services to the airline industry, Gategroup does everything from cleaning cabins to catering for more than 250 carriers. Guy Dubois became chief executive in September, replacing former US Airways executive David Siegel. In October, Gategroup announced plans to combine two of its European divisions into a single Europe and Africa region and create a unit to handle the growing Middle Eastern and South Asian markets.

2008 Financial Data

Revenues: $2,700,000,000
Total employees: 21,000 | Local employees: 800
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