CAE To Launch New Training Centre In Seoul

CAE will open a new training centre to train pilots to fly the Boeing 7237-800 aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. The training centre is expected to be ready by September 2012, according to CAE. CAE has 42 training centers around the worldwide for operators of commercial aircraft, business aircraft and civil helicopters. "CAE has been providing simulation products to airlines in Korea for three decades, and we are pleased to expand our presence with this new training facility focused on the rapidly growing regional carrier market in North East Asia," said Jeff Roberts, CAE Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services. "CAE's extensive presence in Asia and around the globe, together with our unwavering commitment to quality, assures our customers of the highest fidelity and reliability for their training programs". CAE’s Seoul centre will first feature a Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator and Integrated Procedures Trainer. Additional training capability will be added as needed to serve carriers in Korea and Japan. This will be CAE's second civil aviation training location in Korea and 14th deployed or announced in Asia and Australia. CAE offers third-party training capability in Seoul on an A330 FFS in the Asiana Airlines training centre.