CAE and AirAsia Establish Airline Training Centre of Excellence Joint Venture

Montreal-based CAE Inc. and AirAsia, a low-cost carrier in Asia, announced an expansion of their partnership into a joint venture agreement to provide training for pilots, cabin crew, maintenance engineers and technicians, and ground services personnel for airlines throughout the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. The joint venture will also be responsible for the complete training of all of AirAsia’s pilots, cabin crew and maintenance and ground services personnel. The new agreement establishes the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The training centre will initially include six CAE-built full-flight simulators.