Scott Nicholas
Australia’s air force has surpassed the 5,000-hour milestone of utility aircraft simulator training at CAE‘s Sale, Victoria-based training center in Australia which opened in 2014.
CAE said Thursday the training center was established as part of a contract award received from Australia’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to offer King Air 350 simulator services to the country’s air force as well as air combat officers and maritime aviation warfare officers from the Australian navy.
“CAE believes this approach to long-term training service delivery can help our defence customers lower risk, increase efficiency, save money and contribute to enhanced training and operational effectiveness,” said Ian Bell, vice president and general manager of CAE’s Asia-Pacific- and Middle East-based operations.
Various military, civil and third-party customers have utilized the facility for simulator training such as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Hawker Pacific and the United Arab Emirates air force.
