CAE Aviation

CAE Aviation is an aviation company based in Luxembourg providing services such as aerial surveillance, reconnaissance, parachuting and maintenance to various international governmental agencies and private operators.[1][2] The business is unrelated to Canadian flight simulator manufacturer CAE.

Not to be confused with the Canadian flight simulation company CAE Inc..
CAE Aviation
Private limited company
IndustryAerial work, equipment maintenance
Founded1971 (1971)
HeadquartersLuxembourg Airport,
Luxembourg
Key people
Luc Audoore (Managing Director)
ServicesAerial surveillance, military parachuting, airborne geophysics, maintenance
Revenue€42,500,000 (2015)
Websitewww.cae-aviation.com

History

Founded in 1971, CAE Aviation initially specialised in aircraft maintenance. Since the 1980s the company has diversified into aerial surveillance and reconnaissance.[1]

Services

With a fleet comprising six different types of turboprop aircraft – mainly of the Beechcraft King Air and Fairchild Metro families – CAE Aviation provides aerial surveillance, military parachuting and airborne geophysics services.[3] The company also runs a service centre for Wescam airborne cameras in Lapalisse, France.

Fleet

As of August 2019 the CAE Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:[4]

Accidents

References
  1. "Our profile". CAE Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. Ripley, Tim (31 October 2016). "French-contracted surveillance aircraft crashes in Malta". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. Nkala, Oscar (16 March 2015). "CAE Aviation Offers ISR Services to Nigeria". Defense News. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 20.
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