Emirates has signed an agreement with CAE of Canada for the supply of CAE Simfinity™ three-dimensional flight training devices for pilots.
Comprising an Airbus A380 maintenance/flight training device, a Boeing B777 300ER integrated procedures trainer, as well as visual equipment and services, the order is valued at approximately US$4 million (C$5 million) at list prices.
The equipment is due for installation in Emirates' own dedicated Aviation College in Dubai by mid-2006.
The announcement was made today during Dubai 2005 – the 9th International Aerospace Exhibition at a signing ceremony attended by Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Executive Vice President, Engineering & Operations; and Marc Parent, CAE’s Group President, Simulation Products.
Mr Al Redha said: "Emirates continues to expand its route network to meet customer demand. I am pleased that CAE is playing an integral role in our training programmes in support of Emirates' expansion plans.”
Emirates has 45 of the Super-Jumbo Airbus A380-800 aircraft on order, due for delivery from April 2007.
“Each new agreement like this serves to further strengthen the bond that already exists between CAE and Emirates,” said Marc Parent.
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 orders, worth US$37.4 billion in list prices.
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