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Thursday May 8, 2008

CAE won orders for full-flight simulators and related CAE Simfinity training devices valued at more than C$60 million ($59.4 million) from Lufthansa Flight Training, Flight Training Finance, Swiss Aviation Training and Zhuhai Flight Training Centre. LFT purchased a CAE 7000 Series 777-200 LRF FFS, while FTF ordered a CAE 7000 Series 757 FFS and SAT committed to a CAE 7000 Series E-190 FFS. ZFTC bought two CAE 5000 Series A320 FFSs as well as a CAE Simfinity A320 IPT, a reconfigurable CAE Simfinity APT trainer and a CAE Simfinity 787 VSIM. Deliveries to SAT and ZFTC will begin later this year. LFT and FTF are slated to receive their FFSs in 2009.

Friday May 2, 2008

Alteon Training won CASA approval as MTRO under new Civil Aviation Order 100.66 aligning Australian maintenance training regulations with European regulations. Approval affects the 737NG family. The 777 and 787 are slated for approval later this year.

Tuesday April 29, 2008

Regional Express Holdings (Rex) will take full control and ownership of its joint venture pilot training academy at Mangalore, the Australian regional announced. It will be renamed Australian Airline Pilot Academy. First batch of cadets is scheduled to graduate this year and commence conversion training to Rex's Saab 340s.

Thursday April 24, 2008

CAE won Level D certification from US FAA and EASA for its A380 FFS, the industry's first. Airbus will use the simulator to offer initial training to A380 customers.

Tuesday April 22, 2008

FlightSafety International announced construction of an 80,000-sq.-ft. learning center for regional carriers in St. Louis that is expected to open in December. It will accommodate up to nine full flight simulators and offer classrooms, customer service and support areas. FSI already maintains a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in St. Louis and together the pair will offer up to 18 simulators for BAe, Bombardier, Embraer, Fairchild, Saab and Sabreliner aircraft. It also announced that its sixth Q400 FFS and its fourth E-170 FFS have been qualified to Level D by US FAA. Both simulators are located at the original St. Louis facility.

Thursday March 6, 2008

CTC Aviation and flyLAL Training signed an agreement to cooperate in the training and supply of flight deck and cabin crew. Contract calls for delivery of training courses and other activities to support airlines in Europe and Russia.

Friday February 29, 2008

CAE signed contracts valued at C$52 million ($53 million) with Lufthansa Flight Training and Xiamen Airlines to design and manufacture four full-flight simulators and associated CAE Simfinity training devices. LH Flight Training ordered a CAE 5000 Series A320 FFS and a CAE 7000 Series 747-8I FFS while Xiamen Airlines ordered two CAE 7000 Series 737-800 FFSs along with a suite of Simfinity training devices.

Wednesday February 27, 2008

CAE won Level D certification from UK CAA for its first 5000 Series A320 FFS developed to address training requirements for high-volume narrowbodies. The simulator will be used for A320 training at CAE's Burgess Hill facility.

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