2-Apr-2015Source: CAE
CAE today announced the appointment of Torbjorn Wischer as Global Leader – Training Strategy for Civil Aviation, responsible for maintaining and developing CAE’s position as the recognized global training partner of choice for customers in Civil Aviation. By leveraging CAE’s decades of training expertise and industry credibility, he will further enhance the Company’s value proposition... Read more
2-Apr-2015Source: CAE
CAE today announced that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has accepted into service the first of two MH-60R Seahawk Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFT) along with an MH-60R Avionics Maiintenance/Weapons Load Trainer (AM/WLT). The MH-60R simulators are located at HMAS Albatross, which is near Nowra in New South Wales and home of the Royal Australian... Read more
1-Apr-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announced today the availability of a new AW169 Flight Training Device (FTD) at its A. Marchetti Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy. The device has been certified by a jointEuropean Aviation Safety Agency (EASA ) and Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) team to FTD Level 2 as per CS-FSTD(H), the certification specification for Helicopter... Read more
18-Mar-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announced today the signature at Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PWN Excellence Sdn Bhd and CAE to evaluate the introduction of both AW169 and AW189 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) in Malaysia. Under the MoU the companies will evaluate the market for AW169 and AW189 helicopters... Read more
17-Mar-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland celebrated the official opening of its new Regional Supply Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland on March 13th. The opening ceremony was held in the presence of local dignitaries and representatives from major operators and industry. Located close to Aberdeen Airport, the new facility has been operational 24/7 since January this year delivering spare parts to... Read more
4-Mar-2015Source: Erickson
Erickson Incorporated (NASDAQ:EAC) announced today that its President and CEO Udo Rieder informed the board of directors of his desire to retire from the Company (including his role as an Erickson board member) effective March 31st, 2015. The board of directors has appointed Jeff Roberts as new President and CEO of Erickson effective April 1st,... Read more
26-Feb-2015Source: Toll
Australia’s largest provider of transport and logistics, Toll Group, has announced a deal with one of the world’s leading helicopter companies, Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland, to build and operate Australia’s first AgustaWestland-authorized training center. In December Toll announced it had secured a 10-year aeromedical contract with the NSW Health to service the southern half of NSW... Read more
24-Feb-2015Source: Ottawa Citizen
Canadian training giant CAE has joined forces with helicopter modifier Northstar Aviation to jointly develop training solutions for the Abu Dhabi-based company’s potent little NSA 407 multirole machine, my Defense News colleague Andrew Chuter writes. See Full Story... Read more
8-Jan-2015Source: This is Money
A huge white cloud envelops the cockpit of the Chinook helicopter as it settles into a hover ready for landing, blowing snowflakes from the ground into the air around the aircraft. See Full Story... Read more
16-Dec-2014Source: CAE
The Organisation conjointe de cooperation en matiere d’armement (OCCAR-EA), a European organization responsible for managing the through-life support of cooperative European defence programs, has awarded CAE a contract for the analysis of training needs for the German-French Tiger Helicopter Technical School located in Fassberg, Germany. The technical school is responsible for the theoretical and practical... Read more
8-Dec-2014Source: CAE
CAE today announced at the Middle East Business Aviation Convention (MEBA 2014) details of the next phase of expansion of its training network in the high-growth Middle East region. In conjunction with its partners in the region, CAE will expand its fleet coverage and market reach by deploying additional full-flight simulators (FFSs) and training programs... Read more
5-Dec-2014Source: CAE
CAE, a world leader in aviation training, and Lider Aviacao, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, today announced that they are now offering S-92 Sikorsky aircraft training at CAE’s Sao Paulo training centre near Congonhas downtown airport. CAE and Lider already offer S-76 training in Sao Paulo. The S-92 training program is an extension of... Read more
3-Dec-2014Source: US Army
Today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), the world’s largest modelling, simulation and training event, CAE announced that the United States Army has accepted for training the first UH-72A flight training device (FTD) to be located at the U.S. Army’s Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Under subcontract to... Read more
6-Nov-2014Source: CAE
CAE today announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted into service the second MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) located at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville in Queensland. CAE also announced the MRH90 FFMS has been certified by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Airworthiness Authority to Level D under the Australian Civil Aviation... Read more
21-Oct-2014Source: CAE
Today at the New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) annual forum, CAE announced it has been awarded contracts by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to support its SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter synthetic training devices. Under terms of the contracts, CAE will perform updates to an existing SH-2G(I) Full Mission Flight Simulator (FMFS) and SH-2G(I)... Read more
17-Sep-2014Source: Report Buyer
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Commercial and Military Flight Simulation in US$ Million by the following Product/Service Segments: Commercial Flight Simulation (Commercial Full Flight Simulators, Commercial Flight Training Devices, & Commercial Flight Training Services) and Military Flight Simulation (Military Full Flight Simulators, Military Flight Training Devices, & Military Flight Training Services). The report... Read more
8-Sep-2014Source: CAE
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) today announced it has officially started training at the new training facility in Rimba, Brunei Darussalam. The official Launch of Training ceremony and celebration was attended today by the Guest of Honour Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji... Read more
10-Jul-2014Source: CAE
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC), a joint venture of CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam, today announced that its new CAE 3000 Series S-92 full-flight simulator (FFS) was certified by the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators, and is now ready-for-training. “This... Read more
26-Jun-2014Source: CAE
Rotorsim, the joint venture owned equally by CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) and Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland, today announced that it has recently surpassed 100,000 hours of simulator training. Rotorsim was established in 2003 and officially welcomed its first class of students in June 2006. The joint venture of Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland and CAE was initially established to provide... Read more
19-Jun-2014Source: CAE
USA today announced that over the past few months, three new MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT) built by the company for the United States Navy have been declared ready-for-training and entered service for the Navy. One of the MH-60R TOFTs entered service at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, another entered service at Naval Station... Read more
12-Jun-2014Source: CAE
CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) today announced that it has signed an agreement with African-based Caverton Helicopters to provide training centre operation services over six years. The pioneer training centre will be located in Lagos, Nigeria and is scheduled to be ready for operation in mid-2015. CAE will be providing turnkey solutions that include the start-up, maintenance and... Read more
1-May-2014Source: CAE
CAE, a world leader in aviation training, and Lider Aviacao, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, today announced the launch of a new helicopter pilot training program in Sao Paulo for operators of the S-92 Sikorsky aircraft. The purchase of the S-92 CAE-built simulator by the CAE-Lider Aviacao joint venture was announced by CAE on... Read more
19-Mar-2014Source: CAE
Rotorsim, the joint venture owned equally by CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that a joint team from ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has certified the world’s first AW189 full-flight simulator (FFS) to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators. The new CAE... Read more
5-Mar-2014Source: CAE
CAE today announced it is designing and manufacturing a UH-60 Black Hawk full-mission simulator to be used by the Mexican Federal Police. ACADEMI, a security services company and prime contractor, awarded CAE USA a subcontract in late September 2013. ACADEMI was contracted by the United States Department of Defense Counter Narcoterrorism Program Office (CNTPO) to... Read more
26-Feb-2014Source: AgustaWestland
Today at the Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show, Rotorsim, owned equally by CAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that it is continuing to expand with the purchase of two CAE 3000 Series Level D helicopter simulators. Rotorsim will add the world’s first-ever AW169 full-flight simulator to the Rotorsim Training Centre,... Read more
21-Jan-2014Source: Reportlinker
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Helicopter Simulators Market 2014-2018 TechNavio’s analysts forecast the Global Helicopter Simulators market to grow at a CAGR of 2.80 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for commercial aircrafts.... Read more
13-Jan-2014Source: CAE
CAE was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to develop an MH-60R mission operational flight trainer (MOFT) for the Royal Danish Navy under the United States foreign military sale (FMS) program. CAE USA will be the prime contractor responsible for the design and manufacture of an MH-60R MOFT that will be delivered in 2016 to Karup Air... Read more
22-Oct-2013Source: CAE
CAE today announced it has completed a major upgrade to one of the Chinook dynamic mission simulators located at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is now training its Chinook aircrews to both the CH-47D and CH-47F standards. The upgrade was done over the past two... Read more
18-Oct-2013Source: CAE
CAE today announced the appointment of Mike Greenley as Vice President and General Manager of CAE Canada, Military. With this appointment, CAE will now be operating its defence and security business activities within the Canadian market as a regional business unit. Mr. Greenley will be responsible for the general management and operation of CAE Canada,... Read more
25-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter
CAE and Eurocopter today announced an agreement for an EC225 training facility in Norway, including a CAE 3000 Series Level D flight and mission simulator that will begin operation in 2015 as part of the Eurocopter-approved simulation center. The center’s new EC225 simulator will provide an unprecedented level of realism for pilot mission training –... Read more
1-Sep-2013Source: CAE
CAE today announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted into service the first MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) located at the Army Aviation Training Centre Oakey in Queensland. CAE also announced the MRH90 FFMS has been certified by the Australian Defence Force Airworthiness Authority to Level D under the Australian Civil Aviation Safety... Read more
2-Jul-2013Source: Coptersafety
Coptersafety Ltd is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract for a CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator (FFS). The Level D AW139 FFS, to be jointly developed by CAE and AgustaWestland, will be delivered to Coptersafety in September 2014. The purchase of this high-end simulator underlines Coptersafety’s commitment to deliver world-class training... Read more
28-Jun-2013Source: CAE
CAE announced it has won approximately C$100 million worth of military contracts from customers in more than 15 countries. They include a contract to design and manufacture a CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator for Coptersafety, a foreign military sale contract from the United States Navy to provide KC-130R aircrew and maintenance training services to... Read more
10-Jun-2013Source: CAE
The Government of Brunei Darussalam, represented by the Ministry of Finance; the Brunei Economic Development Board (‘BEDB’) and CAE today held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially celebrate the construction of the new CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Rimba. The groundbreaking, marked by a ceremonial concrete pouring for the first footing, was attended by... Read more
22-May-2013Source: CAE
CAE announced today at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s leading showcase for military simulation and training, that the Royal Navy’s Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator located at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton is now in-service and ready-for-training following a major visual system upgrade. The visual system upgrade, which included the addition of... Read more
21-May-2013Source: CAE
On the eve of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s leading showcase for military simulation and training, CAE announced that the Portuguese Navy recently completed 20,000 incident-free flight hours for its fleet of Lynx Mk95 helicopters. The Portuguese Navy has been training its Lynx helicopter pilots for the past 19 years at the... Read more
30-Apr-2013Source: CAE
CAE USA today announced that the United States Navy has declared an updated MH-60S “Sierra” operational flight trainer (OFT) as ready-for-training at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island near San Diego, California. This MH-60S OFT, originally manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was completely upgraded by CAE to add new technologies and ensure concurrency with other MH-60S... Read more
24-Apr-2013Source: CAE
CAE USA today announced that the United States Navy has declared an updated MH-60S “Sierra” operational flight trainer (OFT) as ready-for-training at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island near San Diego, California. This MH-60S OFT, originally manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was completely upgraded by CAE to add new technologies and ensure concurrency with other MH-60S... Read more
21-Mar-2013Source: CAE
CAE 3000 Series Level D simulator for AW139 is located at Rotorsim training centre in Sesto Calende, Italy Rotorsim, the joint venture owned equally by CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has certified a CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator (FFS), jointly developed by AgustaWestland... Read more
7-Mar-2013Source: CAE
CAE today announced it has won a series of services and upgrade contracts during the first two months of its fiscal year 2013 fourth quarter valued at approximately C$90 million. They include contracts to provide C-130 training support services, upgrades for the United States Navy’s MH-60S helicopter simulators and training devices, maintenance and support services... Read more
6-Mar-2013Source: CAE
CAE today announced at the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo conference that it has significantly enhanced pilot training for helicopter operators serving the oil and gas market, customizing aircraft training curricula for offshore operations. Working with partner CHC Helicopters, CAE subject matter experts have integrated offshore elements of standard operating procedures, checklists and other operational... Read more
5-Feb-2013Source: CAE
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recently awarded CAE two contracts for simulator upgrades and training services at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF). A contract to provide both ground school and simulator aircrew training services at MSHATF for the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Puma HC2 helicopter has been... Read more
10-Dec-2012Source: CAE
CAE announced today on the eve of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) conference that Robert (Rob) H. Lewis was named Vice President and General Manager of its global Business Aviation, Helicopter and Maintenance Training business unit. The organization combines three complementary business areas in a market-focused alignment. Lewis has a multi-faceted business aviation experience,... Read more
4-Dec-2012Source: CAE
Today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), CAE announced it has won a series of military contracts valued at more than C$70 million. They include a contract from the United States Navy to develop two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) for the Royal Australian Navy under a foreign military sale program,... Read more
1-Nov-2012Source: CAE
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Simulation has qualified the CAE Bell 412 full-flight simulator (FFS) in Toluca, Mexico to Level D, the highest standard for flight simulation training devices. The simulator was initially approved by Mexico’s Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). CAE Mexico is Mexico’s first helicopter training facility to use an... Read more
13-Sep-2012Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer helicopters, and CAE Inc, a global leader in modelling, simulation and training for civil aviation and defence, have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the economic feasibility of working together in a number of high-potential areas. Under the memorandum,... Read more
23-May-2012Source: CAE
CAE is pleased to announce the appointment of Gene Colabatistto as its new Group President, Military Simulation Products, Training and Services. He will be replacing Martin Gagne who, after 16 years of service with CAE, has decided to retire. CAE is also pleased that Mr. Gagne has agreed to stay on as a consultant in... Read more
13-May-2012Source: CAE
CAE Â announced today on the eve of the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE) that it will begin training pilots and maintenance technicians this summer for Gulfstream G450 and G550 business aircraft operators in Asia at the Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Centre (SEFTC), located in Shanghai Pudong Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. Shanghai is CAE’s... Read more
26-Apr-2012Source: CAE
CAE has signed a training service contract with Heliservicio Campeche, a leading helicopter operator serving Mexico’s offshore oil and gas industry, for Bell 412 and Sikorsky S-76 training. Heliservicio Campeche pilots will conduct Bell 412 training at the new Toluca training center. Sikorsky S-76 training will be delivered at the CAE North East Training Center,... Read more
16-Apr-2012Source: CAE
CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam (MOFB) today announced that they have signed a shareholders agreement under which a joint venture company, owned 60 percent by CAE and 40 percent by the Brunei Ministry of Finance, will be established to develop and operate the CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Brunei... Read more
27-Mar-2012Source: CAE
CAE have announced at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) that it will begin training pilots and maintenance technicians this year for business aircraft and civil helicopter operators in Asia. Gulfstream G450 and G550 training and Sikorsky S-76C++ training will be offered in 2012. Training for the Bombardier(i) Global 5000(i), Global Express(i) and... Read more
13-Feb-2012Source: American Eurocopter
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced the appointment of Major General (Ret’d) Ajit Hari Gadre as Chief Executive Officer of HATSOFF. “I am pleased to join an organization established by HAL and CAE, two of the world’s... Read more
11-Feb-2012Source: CAE
CAE have announced on the eve of the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo conference that it will deploy three new simulation-based training programs for helicopter pilots and maintenance engineers. The new programs include Sikorsky S-92 training – including search-and-rescue (SAR) mission training capability – in Stavanger, Norway and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Eurocopter EC-225 training... Read more
18-Jan-2012Source: CAE
CAE today announced that it was awarded a series of military contracts valued at more than C$100 million. They include contracts from Canada’s Department of National Defence to perform major upgrades to CC-130H and CH-146 simulators, a contract from Professional Way in Malaysia to provide long-term support services for an AW139 full-flight simulator, a contract... Read more
12-Jan-2012Source: CAE
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced that its simulator cockpit for the Eurocopter AS365 N3 Dauphin helicopter has been certified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators, by India’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) as... Read more
5-Jan-2012Source: CAE
CAE today announced that Mexico’s first business jet and civil helicopter training centre is open and ready for pilot training. New full-flight simulators (FFS) for the Bombardier Learjet 40/45 aircraft and the Bell 412 helicopter were recently qualified to Level D-equivalent standards by Mexico’s Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC). The new CAE training centre... Read more
7-Dec-2011Source: Barco
Visualization pioneer Barco will provide itsCD-2260 collimated display system for CAE USA, the prime contractor developing the flight simulators used to train the Navy’s MH-60S/R Seahawk multi-mission helicopter pilots. Barco’s turnkey CD-2260 collimated display system is a comprehensive solution featuring a wide array of state-of-the-art components, including its industry-leading SIM 7 Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) projector, AutoAlign automatic... Read more
29-Nov-2011Source: CAE
Today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), the world’s largest military simulation show, CAE announced that it has completed a major upgrade to one of the CH-47 Chinook dynamic mission simulators located at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) in the United Kingdom, and the Royal Air Force (RAF) is... Read more
14-Nov-2011Source: CAE
Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced its continued expansion into the military training market by officially inaugurating the launch of the Joint NH90 Training Program (JNTP) for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. The JNTP was inaugurated today during a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Colonel Jan Verhulst,... Read more
22-Aug-2011Source: CAE
CAE and Aeronautics, a leading manufacturer and supplier of unmanned systems, announced today at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual forum that the two companies have signed a strategic teaming agreement making CAE the preferred simulation and mission training solution provider for Aeronautics unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The first phase of this... Read more
20-Jul-2011Source: CAE
CAE today announced that it has sold four CAE 7000 Series Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training devices with a total list price of approximately C$60 million: an Airbus A320 FFS to Aeroflot, the largest airline of the Russian Federation; an A320 and a B737 to the Zhuhai Flight Training Centre (ZFTC), a... Read more
6-Jul-2011Source: CAE
Professional Way Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based company, has purchased a CAE 3000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS) replicating the AW139 aircraft. The simulator will be deployed to a new training centre to be established by Professional Way near Kuala Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. Professional Way will then deliver AW139 simulator training for AgustaWestland’s recently... Read more
6-Jul-2011Source: CAE
The United States Navy has exercised contract options for CAE USA to design and manufacture two additional MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs). The first simulator will be a fixed-based MH-60R TOFT delivered to Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, USA, in late 2013. The other MH-60R TOFT will also be a fixed-based simulator delivered to... Read more
27-Jun-2011Source: US DoD
CAE USA, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $32,130,693 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N61340-11-C-0006) to design, fabricate, install and test two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers. Work will be performed in Tampa, Fla. (42 percent); Lexington Park, Md. (35 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (9 percent); Huappauge, N.Y. (5 percent); San... Read more
21-Jun-2011Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce plans to establish an Authorized Training Centre in Malaysia to serve customers in the Far and Southeast Asian regions. The Training Centre is expected to be opened during the first half of 2012 and will be located nearby the AgustaWestland Malaysia Sdn Bhd headquarters, based at Kuala... Read more
25-May-2011Source: CAE
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil/conventional variant of the Dhruv has been certified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators, by India’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA). The... Read more
16-May-2011Source: CAE
CAE today announced on the eve of the European Business Aviation Convention and Exposition (EBACE) that it will double the number of locations in its global business aviation training network from four to eight over the next 24 months. This will provide CAE business aviation customers with conveniently accessible training in every major region of... Read more
10-May-2011Source: CAE
CAE’s German subsidiary, CAE Elektronik GmbH, is celebrating its 50th year of serving the German Armed Forces and today marked the occasion at the start of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC). CAE Elektronik GmbH was founded in Stolberg, Germany in 1961 after CAE began developing F-104 Starfighter flight simulators for the Luftwaffe and... Read more
31-Mar-2011Source: CAE
China Southern Airlines and CAE are expanding their joint venture aviation training centre in Zhuhai, China to include two additional Level D FFSs purchased from CAE- a CAE 5000 Series for the Boeing 737NG and a CAE 3000 Series for the Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter. This will mark the first CAE 3000 Series civil helicopter full-flight... Read more
23-Mar-2011Source: CAE
The United States Navy has contracted CAE USA to perform a major upgrade on an MH-60S operational flight trainer located at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island. This MH-60S OFT was designed and manufactured by another contractor, prior to CAE beginning work on the MH-60S program in 2004 following a competitive procurement. CAE will now... Read more
4-Mar-2011Source: CAE
CAE and CHC Helicopter, a global leader in helicopter services, announced today, at the eve of Heli-Expo 2011, the closing of the acquisition by CAE of CHC Helicopter’s helicopter flight training operations. They also announced the execution of the agreement that will see CAE become CHC’s long-term training partner, responsible for training more than 2,000... Read more
4-Mar-2011Source: CAE
CAE and Lider Aviacao, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, announced today on the eve of Heli Expo 2011, an agreement to form a joint venture company that will provide advanced, simulation-based, helicopter pilot training in South America in early 2012. The new joint venture company will purchase the first full-motion Level D CAE 3000... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: CAE
CAE Australia today announced that a major upgrade to the Australian Army’s S-70A Black Hawk full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) has been completed on-schedule and recently entered service for the Australian Army. CAE Australia, prime contractor under the Management and Support of the Australian Defence Force’s Aerospace Simulators (MSAAS) contract, upgraded the S-70A Black Hawk... Read more
14-Feb-2011Source: CAE
GONDIA, INDIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 14, 2011) -Â Yesterday, in the presence of The Honourable Minister Praful Patel and Mr. Marc Parent, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and CAE agreed that a helicopter ab initio pilot training program will be launched later this year at the CAE Global... Read more
2-Feb-2011Source: CAE
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil/conventional variant of the Dhruv has arrived at the HATSOFF training centre in Bangalore following design and manufacture at CAE’s facility in Montreal, Canada. The... Read more
