Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) has been awarded a contract for Boeing 737 NG pilot training by new Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet.
The contract was signed today during Dubai 2005 – the 9th International Aerospace Exhibition by Gary Chapman, President Dnata & Associated Companies, Emirates Group; Bhulo Kansagra, SpiceJet’s Promoter Director; and Jeff Roberts, CAE’s Group President, Civil Training and Services.
Mr Chapman said: “ECFT has established itself as one of the leading training facilities for the aviation industry across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia and we are very pleased that our reputation has attracted new Indian carrier SpiceJet, which looks set for a bright future.”
The pilot training will take place at ECFT in Dubai, which is jointly operated by Emirates and CAE under a long-term teaming agreement.
“The rapidly growing Indian aviation industry represents an important market for CAE,” said Mr. Roberts. “We are delighted to welcome SpiceJet to the family of carriers all over the world whose pilots CAE trains.”
Emirates-CAE Flight Training officially opened in December 2003, heralding a new era in aviation as the first pilot training facility in the Middle East to be qualified to both JAA and FAA standards.
The facility offers training to commercial airlines and corporate aircraft operators in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.
The three-storey, 80,000 square-foot facility is the result of an agreement signed in 2001 between Emirates and CAE, the Montreal-based manufacturer of full-flight simulators and training provider.
The Emirates Group comprises Emirates Airline, Dnata, the largest travel services provider in the Middle East, and a number of commercial relationships.
Emirates is the world’s second most profitable airline and among the 20 largest. It is based in Dubai, one of the few cities in the world that pursues an open-skies policy, with more than 110 airlines in free and fair competition.
Emirates’ 83 all wide-bodied fleet includes seven freighters and is among the youngest in the skies, with an average age of 55 months – over eight years less than the industry average. The airline plans to more than double its size by 2012 and currently has 132 aircraft on order, worth US$37.4 billion at list prices. Visit www.ekgroupcom
CAE is a leading provider of simulation and modelling technologies as well as integrated training services for commercial and business aviation, and defence customers worldwide. The company has annual revenues of approximately C$1 billion, with operations and training facilities in 17 countries on five continents. Visit www.cae.com.
