TORONTO---CAE today announced that it has been selected by Air France to provide an Airbus 330/340 full flight simulator. This is the first time a CAE simulator will be used by the French carrier to train flight crews.
The state-of-the-art full flight simulator will allow Air France to train crews flying Airbus 330 or Airbus 340. The simulator is scheduled to be installed in April 2002 at the "Centre de Formation de Air France" at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport in Roissy, France. It will be delivered to meet both FAA and JAA Level D standards, the highest in full flight simulator equipment. The estimated list price for this type of simulator is approximately $13 million (Cdn).
"CAE is very pleased to welcome Air France as a new customer," said Steve Wilson, CAE's Executive Vice-President for the Commercial Simulation and Training Division. "This order from Air France demonstrates the industry's confidence in CAE's high quality flight training equipment."
"This project is consistent with Air France development policy in terms of fleet growth and rationalization using highly sophisticated training means for its crews," added Serge Gourlaouen, Air France project manager.
CAE is the world's premier provider of simulation and control technologies for training and optimization solutions in the aerospace, defense and forestry sectors. Head quartered in Canada and operating globally, the company employs more than 6,000 people and has revenues in excess of $1 billion (Cdn).
