CAE Aviation explained

CAE Aviation
Type:Private limited company
Industry:Aerial work, equipment maintenance
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Hq Location:Luxembourg Airport
Hq Location Country:Luxembourg
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Key People:Zeler Julie (Managing Director)[1]
Services:Aerial surveillance, military parachuting, airborne geophysics, maintenance
Revenue:€42,500,000
Revenue Year:2015
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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.[2] [3] The business is unrelated to Canadian flight simulator manufacturer CAE.

History

Founded in 1971, CAE Aviation initially specialised in aircraft maintenance. Since the 1980s the company has diversified into aerial surveillance and reconnaissance.[2]

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.[4] 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:[5]

Accidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C.A.E.-AVIATION - B9368. gd.lu.
  2. Web site: Our profile. CAE Aviation. 26 December 2016.
  3. News: Ripley. Tim. French-contracted surveillance aircraft crashes in Malta. 26 December 2016. Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. 31 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227055836/http://www.janes.com/article/65021/french-contracted-surveillance-aircraft-crashes-in-malta. 27 December 2016. dead.
  4. News: Nkala. Oscar. CAE Aviation Offers ISR Services to Nigeria. 26 December 2016. Defense News. Sightline Media Group. 16 March 2015.
  5. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) . Airliner World . October 2019 . 20.