CAE announced the sale of two full-flight simulators (FFS) to Saudi Arabian Airlines and Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT), and a third to Bombardier.
The three orders are valued at a total list price of approximately C$50 million ($49.37 million), and include an Airbus A330/A340 convertible FFS sold to Saudi Arabian Airlines; a Bombardier Challenger 605 FFS sold to Bombardier, and a Dassault Falcon 900EX/2000EX FFS sold to Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT).
The sale to Saudi Arabian Airlines was concluded during fiscal year 2010 and brings the total FFS sales for fiscal year 2010 to 20. The sales to Bombardier and to ECFT are CAE's first two for fiscal year 2011.
CAE also sold an enhanced CAE Simfinity Airbus Pilot Transition (APT) trainer. The simulator and APT trainer will be delivered to the Prince Sultan Aviation Academy in Jeddah in 2011.
'With a changing fleet, the training concepts and equipment must be updated to take advantage of more modern technology,' said Captain Hamood Al-Amri, General Manager of Prince Sultan Aviation Academy.
CAE's simulator for Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) will be ready for training in Dubai in the first quarter of 2011. ECFT is jointly operated by the Emirates Group and CAE, and is located close to Dubai International Airport.