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CAE Introduces New and Expanded Training Programs
May 20, 2013 - 8:20am
CAE training

Montreal-based simulation and training provider CAE (Booth 372) has announced here at EBACE new training programs, expanded offerings and contract extensions for and within the business aviation community.

CAE RealCase Troubleshooting for maintenance training, introduced at the show, uses the same principles behind the RealCase recurrent training developed for pilots, incorporating recent real-life event scenarios. The training is available for the Dassault Falcon 7X, 900EX EASy and 2000EX EASy models.
Bizjet Training Stable As Helicopter Instruction Surges
May 20, 2013 - 4:30am
S-92 simulator

In parallel with global business jet sales, pilot training activity is, for the most part, stable and growing somewhat, particularly in new markets. At the same time, flight-training providers are reporting unprecedented growth in the civil helicopter sector, with much of this being driven by a surge in demand for rotorcraft support in the booming offshore oil and gas industries, plus the deployment of new-generation helicopter simulator technology.
Pacific-China Aero And CAE Sign Training Agreement
April 17, 2013 - 11:00pm

Hong Kong-based Pacific-China Aero Technology (PCAT) has signed an exclusive training agreement with global training provider CAE, which is based in Canada. PCAT is a new customer for CAE (Booth P1012) and will send pilots for training in the Gulfstream G450, Beechcraft King Air 350, Cessna Citation XLS, XL, Sovereign and III platforms. Pilot training begins in May on the Sovereign at CAE’s facility near New York City.

Pacific-China Aero Technology Selects CAE for Pilot Training
April 17, 2013 - 7:50am

Hong Kong-based Pacific-China Aero Technology (PCAT) signed an exclusive training agreement with global training provider CAE. PCAT is a new customer for CAE and will send pilots for training in the Gulfstream G450 and Beechcraft King Air 350, as well as for the Cessna Citation XLS, XL, Sovereign and III. Pilot training will begin in May on the Sovereign at CAE’s facility near New York City. PCAT is an aircraft sales, leasing, aviation training and consulting company and was founded in 1985.

CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Places Order for 35 Piper Singles and Twins
April 9, 2013 - 12:15pm

UK-based CAE Oxford Aviation Academy placed an order for 35 Piper airplanes today at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-in in Lakeland, Fla. The agreement includes firm orders for 22 Archer TX piston singles and 13 piston twins, as well as parts and service.
SCAA and CAE Offer Free Citation Type Rating
April 8, 2013 - 2:00pm

CAE and the Southern California Aviation Association (SCAA) have announced an opportunity for some lucky pilot or maintenance technician residing in Southern California to win a pilot type rating or a maintenance training qualification for the Citation CJ.
Loss-of-Control Training To Begin in Europe
March 18, 2013 - 11:43am

The opportunity to teach pilots how to manage aircraft upsets is now available in Europe with the opening of an Aviation Performance Solutions location at Seppe Airport at Bosschenhoofd in the Netherlands. APS will use the Slingsby Firefly T-67 in the European training system. The company will use CAE’s level-D Boeing 737 simulator at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam for clients who plan to complete the final phase of training, which uses simulation.
CAE Expects Helo Training to Take Off
March 6, 2013 - 3:30pm
CAE S-76 sim

Two years after its purchase of CHC Helicopter’s pilot training operation, flight and maintenance training provider CAE said that the model of partnerships between operators and training companies is gaining momentum in the industry. “We’re seeing more interest in a CHC-type level of partnership,” said Rob Lewis, CAE’s recently named v-p and general manager for business aviation, helicopter and maintenance training. “We are in the middle of training outsourcing discussions with three of the large helicopter operators around the world right now.”

CAE Emirates Flight Training Celebrates Ten Years
December 10, 2012 - 11:45am
Challenger Flight Simulator

Montreal, Canada-based flight training provider CAE is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) center during MEBA this week. The center was created in partnership with the Emirates Group in 2002, and some 4,000 pilots per year are trained there now.

Training Organizations Respond to New EASA Rules
November 19, 2012 - 9:30am

New European Part FCL flight crew licensing standards defining EC regulations for pilots’ licenses have sent ripples through the training industry, but some companies see an opportunity in the resulting need to “harmonize” the offerings at their various facilities throughout the continent.

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