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CAE Signs Comprehensive Long-Term Pilot Training Agreement With CityJet

Will Be Exclusive Provider Of CRJ900 Initial Type Rating Training For The Carrier

CAE has signed an exclusive long-term pilot training contract with CityJet, the Irish European regional airline. Under the terms of the agreement, CAE will deliver Bombardier CRJ900 pilot training to the airline for a period of eight years following the start of training expected by May 2020. As such, CAE will deploy a new CAE 7000XR series CRJ900/1000 full-flight simulator (FFS) at CAE Amsterdam by 2020, and will update its current CRJ200/900 FFS to the latest CRJ900 configuration at CAE Copenhagen by the end of 2019. Furthermore, CAE instructors will provide Bombardier CRJ900 type-rating training at CAE Copenhagen.

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Boeing Releases Statement On Operations Manual Bulletin

Follows Loss Of Lion Air 373 MAX 8 Late Last Month

Boeing is providing support and technical assistance to the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee and other government authorities responsible for the investigation into Lion Air flight 610.

The Airbus A330-800 Takes To The Skies For The First Time

Dedicated Flight-Test Aircraft To Perform Flight-Physics Tests For The A330-800 Variant

The first A330-800 development aircraft to fly, MSN1888, landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 2:35pm local time Tuesday after successfully completing its first flight which lasted four hours and four minutes. The aircraft, the second member of the A330neo Family, is powered by the latest technology Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans.

Embraer And American Airlines Sign A New Contract For 15 E175s

Deliveries Will Take Place In 2020

Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of $705 million, based on current list prices, and will be included in Embraer's 2018 fourth-quarter backlog. Deliveries will take place in 2020.

CAE Launches Cadet Pilot Training Program With European Airline Vueling

Will Recruit And Train 80 New Professional Pilots Over The Next Four Years

CAE has announced the launch of its cadet pilot training program in partnership with its long-standing partner Vueling Airlines based in Barcelona, Spain. During the 2018 European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS), the company said it will select, assess and train up to 80 new pilots over the next four years for the European airline.