CAE becomes Bombardier's training provider for Learjets in Europe

CAE and Bombardier Aerospace are expanding their 20-year Authorised Training Provider agreement to include Learjet 40/40 XR and Learjet 45/45 XR aircraft for European customers. The original agreement announced in June 2007 named CAE as Bombardier's Authorised Training Provider to provide pilot and technical training for Global Express, Global 5000, Global Express XRS, and Challenger 300 aircraft.

To address growing demand, CAE will build and deploy a new Learjet 40/40 XR and Learjet 45/45 XR aircraft full-flight simulator (FFS) to the CAE Burgess Hill Training Centre in the U.K. and a Challenger 300 aircraft FFS in Europe (exact location to be determined) in the fall of 2009. This marks the first time that training programmes for these aircraft types will be available in Europe, and will augment Bombardier's existing training capability.

"Our decision to deploy a new simulator and training programmes in Europe underscores our firm commitment to bring CAE's training network closer to the customer than ever before," said Jeff Roberts, CAE's Group President, Innovation and Civil Training & Services.

These training programmes are part of CAE's global business aviation expansion announced at NBAA in September 2007. At the show, CAE announced it was increasing its training programmes world-wide to address 90% of all business aviation aircraft and cover all major OEMs.

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