CAE QUALIFY 150 PILOTS

CAE Global Academy, under extended pilot provisioning contracts announced this month, will qualify 150 pilots to take a seat in the cockpits of several Asian and European airlines. The CAE Global Academy network provides ab initio flight training at 11 campuses worldwide and can handle training for up to 1,800 student pilots each year, according to the Montreal-based simulator manufacturer. Lion Air will choose its new first officers from among the graduates at several CAE Global Academy campuses, including Amsterdam, Brussels and Evora, Portugal. Vietnam Airlines’ ab initio candidates train at CAE’s Mesa, Arizona, campus and join the airline as