CAE introduces American Airlines as partner of the CAE Women in Flight scholarship program
April 30 2019 - 09:00AM
(NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE announced today at the World Aviation
Training Symposium its fifth partner for the CAE Women in Flight
scholarship program, American Airlines.
“We are very excited to collaborate with American Airlines to
offer a scholarship to aspiring female pilots in the US,” said Nick
Leontidis, CAE’s Group President, Civil Aviation Training
Solutions. “The program encourages passionate and exceptional women
to accomplish their goal of becoming professional pilots and
inspire a new generation of female pilots.”
CAE is a training provider of the American Airlines Cadet
Academy, delivering training at the CAE aviation academy located in
Phoenix, Arizona. This first-of-its-kind scholarship program
provides an opportunity for future pilots to become first officers
at one of American Airlines’ three wholly owned regional carriers,
with the opportunity to eventually fly larger aircraft at the
airline.
The CAE Women in Flight scholarship recipient will receive a
full tuition scholarship that will cover the entire cost of
training in the American Airlines Cadet Academy program at CAE,
including accommodations and travel. Additionally, the recipient
may have the opportunity to become a certified flight instructor
(CFI) and work at the CAE aviation academy in Phoenix to gain the
number of hours required for certification.
American Airlines joins four other global airline partners who
offer CAE Women in Flight scholarships to cadet pilots: Aeromexico,
AirAsia, Cityjet and easyJet. CAE will unveil the first scholarship
recipients this summer.
About CAE Women in FlightCAE’s Women in Flight
scholarship program is a competitive program seeking female
ambassadors who demonstrate leadership skills, active involvement
in their communities, perseverance and who are passionate about
aviation. Eligible female candidates who meet the requirements of
the American Airlines Cadet Academy program are invited to submit
their CAE Women in Flight scholarship application via CAE’s website
at cae.com/womeninflight. More details about the program can also
be found online.
About CAE CAE is a global leader in training
for the civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare
markets. Backed by a record of more than 70 years of industry
firsts, we continue to help define global training standards with
our innovative virtual-to-live training solutions to make flying
safer, maintain defense force readiness and enhance patient safety.
We have the broadest global presence in the industry, with over
9,000 employees, 160 sites and training locations in over 35
countries. Each year, we train more than 220,000 civil and defense
crewmembers, including more than 135,000 pilots, and thousands of
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CAE contacts:
General Media: Hélène V. Gagnon, Vice
President, Public Affairs and Global Communications+1-514-340-5536,
helene.v.gagnon@cae.com
Trade Media:Frédéric Morais, Director,
Marketing & Strategy, Civil Aviation Training
Solutions+1-514-506-8331, frederic.morais@cae.com
Investor Relations: Andrew Arnovitz, Vice
President, Strategy and Investor Relations +1-514-734-5760,
andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
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