- CAE to provide simulator services and centre operations for
Qantas Group and operators in the region
MONTREAL, Aug. 16,
2022 /CNW Telbec/ - CAE (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE)
announced today that it has signed an exclusive 15-year agreement
with the Qantas Group, to develop and operate a new
state-of-the-art pilot training centre in Sydney, Australia.
"As the global leader in civil aviation training, we are
thrilled to be expanding CAE's global network to Sydney, Australia to support the Qantas Group,
a company that shares our unwavering commitment to safety," said
Marc Parent, CAE's President and
CEO. "As the operator of 50+ civil aviation training centres around
the world, CAE is uniquely positioned to provide operational
efficiencies to the Qantas Group and deliver an exceptional
training experience for their pilots."
"The Qantas Group has trained its pilots and crew in
Sydney for more than half a
century. Through this partnership with CAE, we look forward to
bringing this critical function back to New South Wales via the new custom-built
facility," said Alan Joyce, Qantas
Group's CEO. "As our international network recovers from the impact
of COVID and we grow our fleet, this new training centre will give
us the simulator capacity required to train our new and current
pilots."
CAE will operate a new 7,000 square-metre CAE Sydney Training
Centre that is slated to open in early 2024. In addition, CAE will
deploy a new A320 full flight simulator and purchase the Qantas
Group's B787, A330, and B737NG full-flight simulators and
associated integrated procedures trainers for the new centre. The
Qantas Group's A380 full-flight simulator and emergency procedures
equipment will also be relocated to the new CAE Sydney Training
Centre, where they will be operated and maintained by CAE. The
development is subject to planning approvals, with a submission
lodged by LOGOS who will develop the centre in partnership with CAE
and the Qantas Group.
With a capacity for up to eight full-flight simulators, the CAE
Sydney Training Centre will enable CAE to add more training
capacity to address the addition of A350 and A321XLR aircraft to
the Qantas Group's fleet. This new centre will also allow CAE to
grow its network capacity to provide training to operators in the
region.
About CAE
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and
solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we
digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and
critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower
pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare
practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the
stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere
customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more
than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE
represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight
and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized
training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We're
investing our time and resources into building the next generation
of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical
operations solutions while keeping positive environmental,
social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission.
Today and tomorrow, we'll make sure our customers are ready for the
moments that matter.
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