CAE To Acquire CHC Helicopter's Training Operations

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CAE To Acquire CHC Helicopter's Training Operations By Bill Goldston

		December 21, 2010 - CAE and CHC Helicopter, a global leader in helicopter transportation for the offshore oil and gas industry, announced on Monday that they have signed an agreement pursuant to which CAE will acquire CHC Helicopter's helicopter flight training operations including four full-flight simulators located in Norway, United Kingdom and Canada. Upon closing, CAE will become CHC's long-term partner and will provide training to its more than 2,000 helicopter pilots and maintenance engineers. The training partnership also includes general training, pilot provisioning and certain search and rescue training in support of CHC's global fleet.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. After closing, CAE's global training network will include new training locations in Stavanger, Norway and Aberdeen, United Kingdom, as well as increased training capacity in Vancouver, Canada. "Safety is CHC's number one priority and world-class training is the cornerstone of safe operations," said William Amelio, President and Chief Executive Officer of CHC Helicopter. "CAE is a global leader in training, and establishing a long-term partnership with CAE will enable us to focus on our core business of providing superior helicopter services. ?We will have access to CAE's global training network, accredited trainers and curriculum developers, its world-class simulators, and other state-of-the art training technology while maintaining complete control and accountability for our training programs. The ability to scale training to meet demand is the way of the future for the helicopter industry." "CAE is proud to have CHC Helicopter and its pilots and maintenance engineers as customers," said Marc Parent, President and CEO of CAE. "We have listened to their needs and provided them with an innovative and flexible solution that fits their unique business model. ?CHC will be able to increase efficiencies and gain access to CAE's global training network. We welcome the CHC Helicopter training team to CAE, and look forward to working with them to continue delivering the highest-quality training to CHC pilots and engineers as well as other helicopter operators."

CAE has designed training systems for the greatest variety of helicopters and is one of the industry's most experienced providers of turnkey helicopter training services for both the civil and military markets. CAE is leveraging its experience in simulation-driven mission scenarios to help improve safety for helicopter pilots who operate in dynamic environments such as offshore oil and gas platforms and dense urban areas.

The simulators included in the agreement are a Eurocopter AS332L/L1 Super Puma and a Sikorsky S‐61 located in Stavanger, Norway; an AS332L2 Super Puma in Aberdeen, United Kingdom and a Sikorsky S-76 simulator in Vancouver, Canada. They complement CAE's training network which currently offers civil helicopter training in:

Dubai offers Bell 412, a joint venture of AgustaWestland and CAE in Sesto Calende, Italy, in the AW109 and AW139, Morristown, New Jersey in the Sikorsky S-76C+/S-76B and, through Rotorsim, offers AW139 training, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) offer Bell 412 training and will offer Dauphin and Dhruv training over the next year. in the U.K. and Germany and offers training on military helicopters in Italy and India.

		CHC Helicopter is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, CHC Helicopter is a global leader in helicopter transportation for the offshore oil and gas industry, operating some 270 aircraft in more than 30 countries around the world. It is also a world leader in the provision of civilian search and rescue services, with current contracts in Australia, UK, Ireland and other locations around the world. CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modeling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defense forces around the globe. Other News Stories Grizzly 4, Airbus Military A400M Makes First Flight FAA Certifies Reindeer Powered Sleigh For Christmas Eve Flight A Growing Trend Of Ultralight Aircraft Used To Smuggle Drugs Historic Vote Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Passed By The Senate Kaman Delivers First Wing Sections On The A-10 Aircraft Lufthansa?s A320 And A321 To Be Powered By The CFM56-5B Engine NORAD Prepares To Track Santa Claus And His Merry Reindeer Airlines Move To 2D Bar Coded Boarding Passes Pinnacle, Mesaba, Colgan Pilot Negotiators Reach Tentative Agreement Boeing Submits Proposal NASA Commercial Crew Development Program European Aviation Market Profitability Improves But Continues To Lag Canadian Travelers Conflicted Over Airport Security Measures For Kids First Aerial Refueling F/A-18 Contact For EADS KC-45 Tanker Aircraft Passenger Airline Employment For October Down 0.4 Percent OIG To Review FAA Oversight Of Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations Kadir Sentenced To Life For Conspiring To Explode Fuel Tanks At JFK Airport OSHA Cites Mansfield Lahm Airport Tower For Unsafe Working Conditions Federal Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations On Future Of Aviation Fire-X Vertical Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Completes First Flight EADS Conducts First Flight Of Its Aerial Scout 72X Aircraft Naval Aviation Foundation Celebrates 100th Anniversary Qantas To Expand In Australia?s ?Fly In Fly Out? Market Airbus Sees Demand For 26,000 Aircraft In The Next 20 Years Bombardier Showcases The CRJ1000 NextGen Regional Jet 9/11 First Responder Fighter Aircraft To Be Sent To Museum Beechcraft Delivers Centennial T-6B Texan II Aircraft To Navy Trauma Patients Transported By Air Ambulance More Likely To Survive Ryanair Calls For Taking Away Workers ?Right To Strike? JetBlue Fined For Violating Disability Code Share Disclosure Rules Pratt & Whitney To Invest $1 Billion In R&D Over Five Years Report Out On FAA And 3RD Party Role In Developing RNAV Procedures