Deal Includes CAE Simfinity Trainers, Total Value Approximately
$51 Million
CAE has sold four Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) as well
as four CAE Simfinity trainers to airline customers in Asia and
Europe, the company announced Monday. Lufthansa Flight Training
(LFT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines, has ordered
a CAE 5000 Series Airbus A320 FFS as well as three A320 CAE
Simfinity integrated procedures trainers (IPT); Xiamen Airlines,
based in The People's Republic of China, has ordered two CAE 7000
Series Boeing 737NG FFSs as well as a CAE Simfinity Virtual
Maintenance Trainer; and an A320 FFS has been sold to an
undisclosed airline in Asia, for delivery in the second half of
2011.
The contracts are worth a total of approximately $51 million at
list prices and bring the total number of FFS sales that CAE has
announced to date during fiscal year 2011 to 27.
"As global airlines add new aircraft and routes to meet growing
demand for air travel, particularly in the emerging regions, they
look to advanced simulation-based training to meet regulatory
requirements and enhance safety and efficiency," said Jeff Roberts,
CAE's Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and
Services. "We are very pleased that the leadership of Lufthansa and
Xiamen have once again placed their trust in CAE to deliver the
most advanced, state-of-the-art simulation equipment to train their
pilots and maintenance technicians."
Delivery of the A320 FFS and IPTs to Lufthansa will take place
before the end of 2011 to LFT training centres in Europe. Lufthansa
has purchased more than 30 CAE Level D simulators since 1980,
including four CAE 5000 Series FFSs. LFT has embraced the CAE
Series 5000 technology for their A320 and Bombardier Dash 8-Q400
training programs.
"Our customers expect the highest caliber training equipment and
support," said Florian Hamm, Chief Executive Officer for Lufthansa
Flight Training. "The CAE 5000 Series FFS has proven to be reliable
and cost-effective in delivering high training value."
The first Boeing 737NG FFS and the Virtual Maintenance Trainer
will be delivered to the Xiamen Airlines training center in Xiamen
before the end of 2011; delivery of the second FFS will be
determined in the future. Both FFSs will feature the CAE
Tropos-6000 visual system.
Two CAE-built FFSs for the Boeing 737NG configuration, delivered
in 2008, are currently being used for training by Xiamen, as well
as a CAE Simfinity IPT and a CAE Simfinity Virtual Simulator for
the Boeing 737NG plus a Virtual Maintenance Trainer for the Boeing
757.