Fri, Jul 22, 2011
Varied Customers Order FFS For A320, B737, Bell 412
CAE announced Wednesday it has sold four CAE 7000 Series Level D
full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training devices with a
total list price of approximately $63 million. The sims include an
Airbus A320 FFS to Aeroflot, the largest airline of the Russian
Federation; an A320 and a Boeing 737 to the Zhuhai Flight Training
Center (ZFTC), a joint venture of China Southern Airlines and CAE;
and a Bell 412 helicopter FFS to an undisclosed customer. These
sales were booked during the first quarter and bring the company's
total FFS sales announced during fiscal 2012 to 11.
CAE 7000 Series
"These new simulators reflect the
continued growth of aviation in emerging markets in Russia and
China and further expand CAE's global presence in the airline and
helicopter markets," said Jeff Roberts, CAE's Group President,
Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services. "CAE's complete
portfolio of training solutions provides our customers with the
technology advantage to enhance the safety, efficiency and
effectiveness of their flight operations."
The A320 FFS will be delivered to
Aeroflot's training center at Sheremetyevo International Airport in
Moscow by the end of 2011. The simulator will incorporate a
next-generation CAE Tropos visual system and full
six-degree-of-freedom CAE True electric motion system. It will be
certified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight
simulators.
CAE Simfinity IPT
These additional FFSs will bring the
total number of simulators installed or committed in the two
facilities of the Zhuhai Flight Training Center to 19. ZFTC is the
largest independent aviation training center in China. The
agreement also includes CAE Simfinity integrated procedures
trainers (IPTs) and CAE Simfinity Virtual Simulators (VSIMs) for
A320 and B737 training. The FFSs, IPTs and VSIMs will be ready for
training in 2012.The Bell 412 simulator was sold to an undisclosed
customer and will operate from CAE's recently announced training
center in Toluca, Mexico when it opens in 2012.
CAE describes itself as a global leader
in modeling, simulation and training for civil aviation and
defense. The company employs more than 7,500 people at more than
100 sites and training locations in more than 20 countries, and
trains more than 80,000 crewmembers each year. CAE is now also
leveraging its simulation capabilities in new markets such as
healthcare and mining. (Photos provided by CAE.)
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