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CAE Aviation

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CAE Aviation
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryAerial work, equipment maintenance
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
HeadquartersLuxembourg Airport,
Luxembourg
Key people
Zeler Julie (Managing Director)[1]
ServicesAerial surveillance, military parachuting, airborne geophysics, maintenance
Revenue€42,500,000 (2015)
Websitewww.cae-aviation.com

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

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

Services

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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

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As of August 2019 the CAE Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:[5]

Accidents

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References

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  1. ^ "C.A.E.-AVIATION - B9368". gd.lu.
  2. ^ a b "Our profile". CAE Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Nkala, Oscar (16 March 2015). "CAE Aviation Offers ISR Services to Nigeria". Defense News. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 20.