Sat, Nov 01, 2008
Orders 22 Planes, Four Training Devices For Location In
India
CAE has selected Diamond Aircraft as its provider of choice for
flight training airplanes and Diamond-specific flight training
devices in order to support the deployment of the CAE Global
Academy. CAE will operate DA40 and DA42 aircraft for their
ab-initio flight training schools.
As a first order, CAE has purchased 22 aircraft and four
type-specific flight training devices, which will be deployed in
India. The CAE Global Academy is a network of flight schools
providing ab-initio training, in strategic locations around the
world, to meet the growing need for professional pilots.
"The CAE Global Academy leverages CAE's unique experience in
professional pilot training, as well as our partners' in-depth
local expertise, to offer aspiring professional pilots high quality
and efficient ab-initio training," said Jeff Roberts, CAE's Group
President, Innovation and Training and Services. "Diamond has
demonstrated its capability and clear dedication to providing a
full range of modern fuel-efficient aircraft and complementary
training devices for professional flight training."
"We are honored that CAE, clearly one of the world's leading
forces in professional pilot training, has selected Diamond
Aircraft for this prestigious and important program. CAE's
long-term vision recognizes the need to develop future pilot
generations from the ground up," said Peter Maurer, President of
Diamond Aircraft Industries.
"Diamond shares this vision and has dedicated significant
resources to the development of modern single and multi-engine
flight training aircraft and devices, applying the most advanced
airframe, avionics and propulsion technologies available. Our
continued success in penetrating new flight training markets
worldwide is directly attributable to our product line and our
proven track record in high utilization training operations."
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