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.
Type | Private limited company |
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Industry | Aerial work, equipment maintenance |
Founded | 1971 |
Headquarters | Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg |
Key people | Luc Audoore (Managing Director) |
Services | Aerial surveillance, military parachuting, airborne geophysics, maintenance |
Revenue | €42,500,000 (2015) |
Website | www |
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.
Accidents
- 24 October 2016 : a Fairchild Merlin twin turboprop crashed shortly after take-off from Malta International Airport. All five people on board were killed. The aircraft was taking part in a French-led surveillance operation to counter people smuggling in the Mediterranean.[2]
References
- "Our profile". CAE Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- 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.
- Nkala, Oscar (16 March 2015). "CAE Aviation Offers ISR Services to Nigeria". Defense News. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 20.