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 Topic: CAEThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
* Bombardier orders prototype Learjet 85 simulator
* ATR orders world’s first full-flight simulator and suite of training devices for ATR42/72-600; signs up for flight data monitoring service
* Vietnam Airlines orders its first A320 simulator and signs pilot provisioning agreement
* U.S.-legacy airline orders Boeing 737 simulator
Montreal, July 6, 2010 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that it was awarded C$55 million at list prices in new training solutions contracts with Bombardier, ATR, Vietnam Airlines, and a U.S.-based legacy airline. The contracts include the sale of four full-flight simulator (FFS) orders which bring the total FFS sales that CAE has announced during fiscal year 2011 to six.
Montreal, January 19, 2010 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that it has sold Airbus A320 and A330 CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulators (FFS) to Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Company (SEFTC), the training subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines. The contract, valued at approximately C$30 million at list prices, brings the total FFS sales that CAE has announced during fiscal year 2010 to 14.
CAE also announced it received an order cancellation of one simulator that was sold during a prior fiscal year.
The A320 and A330 FFSs, as well as brief-debrief stations, will be delivered to SEFTC in 2011. The simulators will incorporate full six-degree-of-freedom CAE True electric motion systems and new-generation CAE Tropos-6000 visual systems, including liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) projectors and 200- by 40-degree field-of-view visual displays. Both simulators will be certified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators.
Montreal, December 14, 2009 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that its CAE Flightscape and CAE USA businesses have been selected by Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) for a demonstration/validation initiative to demonstrate the benefits of applying Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance (MFOQA) concepts to the full-flight simulator (FFS) training environment for accident prevention and mishap reduction. The demonstration/validation initiative is funded by the U.S. Defense Safety Oversight Council (DSOC) through the National Defense Center for Energy and Environment (NDCEE) and is operated by CTC.
The concept, known as Simulator Operations Quality Assurance (SOQA), will involve researchers collecting statistics generated from flight data from FFS training sessions for comparison with statistics from flight data from the actual aircraft (MFOQA). The SOQA initiative will also explore the potential for developing evidenced-based training scenarios using objective flight data from known MFOQA events or mishaps.
* Royal Netherlands Air Force expands CH-47 Chinook training at CAE’s MSHATF
* German Army enhances CAE GESI command and staff training system
Montreal, December 10, 2009 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced a series of military contracts with the Netherlands, Germany, and other global defence forces. The contracts, valued at more than C$100 million, include a major contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to expand CH-47 Chinook helicopter training at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) in the United Kingdom.
Montreal, August 26, 2009 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced a series of military contracts with prime contractors and other military customers valued at more than C$100 million. Key customers include Eurocopter, Airbus Military and L-3 Communications.
“One of our strategic priorities has been to establish close relationships with major defence prime contractors and original equipment manufacturers,” said Martin Gagné, CAE’s Group President, Military Simulation Products, Training and Services. “Contracts with Eurocopter on major upgrades to the German CH-53 training systems and Airbus Military on two A330 tanker programs are perfect examples of CAE working closely with prime contractors to support military forces around the world.”
Montreal, June 10, 2009 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced a series of military contracts valued at more than C$80 million. Key customers include the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, United States Navy and other global militaries.
“In the first two months of our new fiscal year, we are continuing to see momentum in our Military market segments as defence customers look to expand their use of synthetic training,” said Martin Gagné, CAE’s Group President, Military Simulation Products, Training and Services. “Simulation offers a number of advantages, most notably cost advantages as well as the ability to practice and rehearse different mission scenarios.”
Montreal, May 13, 2009 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE has signed contracts to design and manufacture two full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated CAE Simfinity™ training devices for Lufttransport AS and an undisclosed customer from the MENA region (Middle-East and North Africa region). These contracts are valued at approximately C$25 million at list price and include the first two FFS sales that CAE has announced for fiscal year 2010.
“We are delighted that these two first time simulation equipment customers have placed their trust and confidence in CAE for their acquisition of full-flight simulators and related training devices,” said Jeff Roberts, CAE’s Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services. “The CAE 5000 Series simulator has established a new design standard for the industry and will serve as an excellent training tool for their pilot training programs.”
Montreal, March 10, 2009 – CAE has signed contracts and alliances in simulation-based healthcare training. They are with the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences in Toronto, the Université de Montréal and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. The contracts have an initial total value of approximately C$5 million.
“The aviation simulation-based training model is becoming universally recognized as one of the effective ways to prepare healthcare professionals to care for patients and respond to critical situations while reducing the overall risk to patients,” said Robert E. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE. “CAE has already applied its technology and capabilities developed for the civil aviation and military markets to public safety and emergency response. Healthcare simulation is a natural extension of this know-how. By partnering with experts in the healthcare field, we will leverage our knowledge, experience and best practices in simulation-based aviation training to work with healthcare experts to deliver innovative education, technologies and service solutions in order to improve the safety and efficiency of the healthcare industry.”
Anaheim, Calif., February 24, 2009 – Today at the Heli-Expo show, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and CAE announced that AgustaWestland AW139 initial helicopter type rating and recurrent training is now available in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. The training programs are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under part 142.
The AgustaWestland program utilizes a newly approved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified Level D AW139 full-flight simulator, located at CAE’s Northeast Training Center (NETC).
The addition of the AW139 program in the North East United States dramatically increases the full-flight simulator capacity available for AW139 customers and allows AgustaWestland to provide its growing AW139 customer base with Level D simulator training close to their home base. The simulator is configured with the upgraded 4-axis autopilot system, thereby utilizing the latest training technologies to improve safety, reduce pilot workload and lessen overall cost of AW139 ownership.
* Program will create and sustain approximately 330 jobs for the first three years and 50 jobs for the next 20 years throughout Canada
Montreal, February 13, 2009 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that the Government of Canada has awarded CAE a contract valued at approximately C$ 329.5 million for a comprehensive C-130J aircrew training equipment and services solution. CAE leads a pan-Canadian team that includes xwave, St. Johns, Newfoundland; Bombardier, Saint-Laurent, Quebec; Atlantis Systems International, Brampton, Ontario; and Cascade Aerospace, Abbotsford, British-Columbia.
Montreal, January 13, 2009 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE has won contracts to design and manufacture five full-flight simulators (FFSs) and associated training devices valued at approximately C$60 million at list prices. The contracts are with Continental Airlines, Air China, and Shandong Airlines, and now bring the total FFS sales announced so far in fiscal year 2009 to 31.
“We are pleased airlines around the world continue to trust CAE’s true fidelity simulation equipment to support their pilot training programs,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We have the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of simulation products and training services, and remain confident that we can offer cost-effective solutions to address the specific training needs of our customers.”
Dubai, U.A.E., November 11, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) has signed today at the Dubai Helishow, a five-year contract with Gulf Helicopter Company (GHC) to be their exclusive training provider for the company’s fleet of Bell helicopters.
Under the terms of the agreement, Gulf Helicopter Bell 412 pilots will undergo specialized training to meet special mission and regulatory requirements of GHC. Training will take place at Emirates-CAE Flight Training in Dubai. The training program includes simulator training on the CAE Bell 412 full-flight simulator, enhanced classroom-based training and crew resource management (CRM).
Burgess Hill, U.K., October 29, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that the upgraded Warrior Observation Post Vehicle (WOPV) simulators provided by CAE to the British Army have successfully completed acceptance trials at the Royal School of Artillery (RSA) at Larkhill, United Kingdom.
The WOPV simulators provide advanced training to Warrior crews in the direction and coordination of joint fires utilizing the vehicle’s full range of sensors and target acquisition equipment. Each CAE-built WOPV simulator consists of three networked simulated vehicles and three instructor-operator stations. Each vehicle simulator comprises a high fidelity turret, a driver’s cab, and a rear compartment with simulated radar and communications equipment. The simulators can be used individually, or collectively using distributed interactive simulation. The simulators are containerized to permit deployment to operational theatres by road, rail, air and sea.
Montreal, October 28, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that JetBlue Airways has signed a contract for CAE True™ Airport, a subscription-based service that keeps visual databases current with rapidly changing airport environments.
Under the terms of the five-year contract, CAE will ensure that five airport databases used by JetBlue for pilot training are maintained current and up-to-date. The five airport databases that will be maintained for JetBlue are John F. Kennedy (JFK) in New York, Logan International Airport in Boston, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, and Long Beach Airport in California. JetBlue currently operates seven CAE-built full-flight simulators (four A320 and three Embraer 190) that are used for pilot training at JetBlue University in Orlando, Florida.
Montreal, October 14, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE announced today that the company has established CAE Singapore operations to serve the military market in Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia. In addition, to accelerate this expansion in Southeast Asia, CAE also announced it has signed an agreement to acquire KESTREL Technologies Pte Ltd., a technology and services company based in Singapore; the transaction is expected to close this month.
“Singapore has earned its global reputation as a country at the forefront of technology and innovation, and Singapore’s Ministry of Defence is a leading advocate in the use of simulation-based training to ensure mission readiness,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s Group President, Simulation Products and Military Training & Services. “By establishing CAE Singapore, we will create a regional modelling and simulation centre of excellence, and consolidate CAE’s local Singaporean presence with a strategic view to expand and better serve the military markets in the Southeast Asia region.”
Montreal, August 13, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced a series of military contracts valued at up to C$106 million. The contracts are with Canada’s Department of National Defence, L-3 Communications, the United States Navy, Eurofighter Simulation Systems (ESS), and small business prime contractor C2 Technologies. The contracts include more than C$71 million in firm orders with an additional C$35 million in contract options.
Rotorsim Signs NH90 Simulator And Maintenance Contracts With Netherlands Ministry of Defence Valued at €50 Million (C$80 million)
Den Haag, The Netherlands, August 7, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced it has signed contracts with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to provide comprehensive NH90 helicopter training systems and services. The total value of the contracts is approximately €50 million (C$80 million).
As part of the Joint NH90 Training Program (JNTP), Rotorsim will have prime contractor responsibility for providing one NH90 full-mission flight trainer (FMFT) and an NH90 virtual sensor trainer for training rear crew sensor operators. This will be the first NH90 FMFT for the naval variant (NFH – NATO Frigate Helicopter) of the NH90 helicopter, which is designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) missions. Following delivery of the NH90 training devices to the Rotorsim Training Centre in 2011, Rotorsim will then have a multi-year responsibility for operation and maintenance services of the NH90 training systems.
Montreal and Halifax, August 5, 2008 – CAE (TSX: CAE; NYSE: CGT) and Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (“Bell Aliant”) (TSX: BA.UN) today announced that CAE has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Bell Aliant’s Defence, Security and Aerospace (DSA) business unit, currently operated by the xwave division of Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership. The purchase price paid on closing will be C$15.1 million with an additional C$11.0 million to be paid contingent upon the occurrence of certain events for a potential total purchase price of $26.1 million.
xwave’s DSA team supplies real-time software and systems for simulation, training, defence, and integrated lifecycle information management for the aerospace and defence industries. The division employs approximately 200 people in Ottawa, Ontario; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Esquimalt, British Columbia.
CAE has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Bell Aliant’s Defence, Security and Aerospace (DSA) business unit, currently operated by the xwave division of Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership. The purchase price paid on closing will be C$15.1 million with an additional C$11.0 million to be paid contingent upon the occurrence of certain events for a potential total purchase price of $26.1 million.
- CAE will continue to provide training support services through 2018
- MRH90 simulators added to MSAAS contract
Sydney, July 15, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced it has been awarded a five-year contract extension by the Commonwealth of Australia valued at approximately AUD$81 million (C$78 million).
During Farnborough, CAE announced C$128 million in civil aviation and military contracts including this training support services contract extension with the Commonwealth of Australia.
Farnborough, U.K., July 15, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – Today at the Farnborough Air Show, CAE announced it had been awarded contracts to design and manufacture four full-flight simulators (FFSs) and associated training devices valued at more than C$50 million at list prices. The contracts are with Etihad Airways, British Airways, Bombardier and Embraer. CAE has now announced a total of 14 FFS sales in fiscal year 2009, which began April 1.
During Farnborough, CAE announced C$128 million in civil aviation and military contracts including the sale of these four full-flight simulators.
Farnborough, U.K., July 15, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE announced today at the Farnborough Air Show, in two separate press releases, more than C$128 million of military and civil aviation contracts. The civil aviation contracts are for the sale of four full-flight simulators and training devices to Etihad Airways, British Airways, Bombardier and Embraer; and the military contract, valued at more than C$78 million, is for training support services to the Commonwealth of Australia. More detailed information is available in the two releases issued at 7:30 a.m. EST on Marketwire and on www.cae.com.
RAF Benson, U.K., June 10, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – The Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF), owned and operated at Royal Air Force (RAF) base Benson by CAE Aircrew Training Services Plc, will be connected to JMNIAN, the United Kingdom’s high-speed national secure data highway, under an initiative funded by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) and CAE.
When the connection is operative later this year, the Chinook, Merlin and Puma helicopter aircrews training at MSHATF will be able to participate in networked training and mission rehearsal exercises with U.K. defence forces at bases around the country. These locations include the Aviation Training International Limited (ATIL) Apache attack helicopter training facility at Middle Wallop, the Combined Arms Tactical Training (CATT) facility at Warminster, and, in the future, the Mission Training through Distributed Simulation (MTDS) facility at RAF Waddington.
Burgess Hill, U.K., June 10, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that Lockheed Martin has awarded CAE U.K. plc a contract to design and manufacture two Hawk 128 full-mission simulators (FMSs) and related training support services as part of the U.K.’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS) program. The contract is valued at more than C$24 million (£11.8 million). Contract options for maintenance and support services could bring the total value to more than C$48 million (£24 million).
The U.K. MFTS program is a private finance initiative (PFI) led by Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group. Ascent will provide comprehensive training to all new U.K. military aircrew across the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force (RAF).
* Expands its ab-initio training capability
* Adds new type-rating training programs to European portfolio
Montreal, June 9, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE has acquired Sabena Flight Academy for cash consideration in order to expand its ab-initio training capability and CAE Global Academy and to add new type-rating training programs in Europe.
Sabena Flight Academy (SFA) specializes in ab-initio pilot training as well as type-rating training for airlines. It operates an ab-initio flight academy equipped with approximately 40 aircraft in Mesa, Arizona, USA, and a six-simulator training centre in Brussels, Belgium. Sabena Flight Academy is a JAA- and JAR-approved Flight Training Organization (FTO) with 135 employees and more than 50 years of experience in professional pilot training.
Tampa, Fla., June 2, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE, one of the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training companies, has opened a field office in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
“CAE USA wanted a presence in Hampton Roads because of the area’s concentration of defense and homeland security departments, as well as the significant focus and support for modeling and simulation in the region,” said John Lenyo, President and General Manager, CAE USA.
Tampa, Fla., May 21, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE USA has won a competitive procurement to design and manufacture MH-60R avionics maintenance trainers (AMT) for the United States Navy. The contract is valued at over US$16 million including options.
The MH-60R AMT will provide transition and readiness training for MH-60R avionics electronics technicians. The maintenance training device will be used to demonstrate, instruct and provide hands-on experience on maintaining the MH-60R helicopter, which is used by the Navy for anti-submarine warfare and surface attack. The initial MH-60R AMT will be delivered to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) in Jacksonville, Florida in 2010.
Montreal, May 30, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE has been awarded contracts to design and manufacture five full-flight simulators (FFSs) valued at more than C$56 million at list prices. The contracts are with Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Ansett Aviation Training, Skymark Airlines of Japan, and CAE’s new training centre in Bangalore, India, which is a joint venture owned 50 percent by CAE. The company has now announced a total of 10 FFS sales year to date in fiscal year 2009.
“We have had a strong start to our fiscal year and we expect continued success by offering the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of simulation products ideally suited for pilot training programs,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s Group President, Simulation Products and Military Training & Services. “We’re particularly pleased to welcome first-time customer Skymark to our long list of simulation equipment customers.”
* First European-based training program for Global Express aircraft
* First operational milestone of the 20-year agreement signed by CAE and Bombardier in June 2007
EBACE, Geneva, Switzerland, May 20, 2008 – CAE and Bombardier Aerospace began offering pilot and technical training on Global Express aircraft at the CAE Burgess Hill training centre in the U.K., marking the first time that training on Global Express aircraft has been made available in Europe. The program is the first operational milestone of the 20-year Authorized Training Provider agreement signed by CAE and Bombardier in June 2007, which designates CAE as Bombardier’s Authorized Training Provider for Global Express, Global 5000, Global Express XRS and Challenger 300 aircraft. In May 2008, the agreement was expanded to include Learjet 40/40 XR and Learjet 45/45 XR aircraft training in Europe.
* Hawker Beechcraft 800XPi simulator arrives on site
* Other platforms to be added include Gulfstream 200, Bombardier Challenger 300 and Falcon 50EX
EBACE, Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE has launched a major expansion to its business aviation training centre in Morristown, New Jersey, increasing the number of simulator bays from six to 15 as part of its continuing plan to grow its corporate aircraft training business. The expansion of the CAE North East Training Centre is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2008. CAE also announced the entry into service of its Gulfstream G450/550 full-flight simulator and the arrival of a Hawker Beechcraft 800XPi full-flight simulator on site.
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