CAE launches Apple Vision Pro immersive training app
Aviation training multinational CAE has developed an immersive pilot training app for mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro. CAE’s Apple Vision Pro app, showcased in October at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Nevada, uses spatial computing to bring true-to-life precision to flight deck interactions and will allow pilots to remotely complete training activities that are currently only available in training centres. “This Apple Vision Pro...
Akasa Air signs pilot training deal with CAE
CAE announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Akasa Air, to provide 737MAX pilot training at CAE’s facilities in India. Akasa Air will leverage CAE’s training facilities, instructors, and latest generation full-flight simulators for the next 15 years, fulfilling the airline’s commitment to develop new pilots. The Akasa Air and CAE partnership is will be a game changer for the Indian aviation industry which will require a...
Embraer and CAE to double Phenom 300 training capacity
Planemaker Embraer and training provider CAE have announced an expansion to their joint venture (JV), Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS), with the deployment of two new Phenom 300 full-flight simulators (FFS) to meet the growing demand for pilot training in Europe and the US. The first new FFS is scheduled to enter service in Q1 2024 at CAE London Burgess Hill and the second in Q3 2024 at CAE Las Vegas. “After opening a new Phenom...
CAE announces annual results for its 2023 fiscal year
High demand for pilot training causes a jump in CAE annual revenue. The Canadian flight simulator manufacturer and training provider reported a $4.2 billion and a 25% top line increase in its 2023 year end. The growing revenue is linked to sustained high levels of both new and experienced pilot demand across all commercial aviation segments. In March 2023, industry wide revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) increased 88.0% compared to...
Cardiff Aviation is now Caerdav
Cardiff Aviation, the aircraft maintenance and training business located in South Wales, has announced it is changing its name to Caerdav, effective immediately. The company says that the name change reflects the company’s commitment to more closely integrating its training and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arms. The move comes as the business plans to launch a new range of training and maintenance support services. Caerdav...
