CAE Expands Training Center Network to Austria

The addition places a Bombardier Global 7500 full flight simulator in central Europe.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 05:24 PM ET

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Montreal-based training company CAE has expanded into central Europe with the planned operation in Vienna. [Courtesy: CAE]

Key Takeaways:

CAE announced the expansion of its business aviation training network with a new center in Vienna, set to open in the second half of 2024.
The Vienna center will be the first in central Europe to deploy a Bombardier Global 7500 full flight simulator, and will initially include a Global 6000 FFS with capacity to accommodate up to nine simulators.
This expansion is part of CAE's strategic global growth, following recent center openings in Singapore and Las Vegas, and planned openings in Lake Nona, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia.

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At the European Business Aviation Conference and Expo, in Geneva, CAE announced it has expanded its business aviation training center network to Vienna. The addition places a Bombardier Global 7500 full flight simulator in central Europe—the first to be deployed on the continent.

“Vienna is the ideal location for CAE’s new business aviation training center in central Europe,” said Nick Leontidis, CAE’s group president, civil aviation. “This new center will be a game-changer for business aviation training in the region, offering programs on the region’s most sought-after aircraft platforms in an immersive learning environment. CAE Vienna is another example of the significant investments we are making to bring business aviation training closer to where our customers operate their aircraft.”