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Posted by -Neelam Mathews Nov 30, 2013 A video clip that "showcases strong data, insights about the India growth story from both pilot and fleet expansion which will be insightful," says an Interglobe statement to us. Marc Parent of CAE and Rahul Bhatia from InterGlobe Enterprises provide an insight on how the InterGlobe-CAE partnership will help achieve growth.  Click LINK below- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8k1rKnsrAwQNkhFaXMybU5nV1U/edit

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Nov 22, 2013 Starting Aug 29, training commenced at the CAE Simulation Training P.L. centre in Delhi, India's National Capital Region. The training centre is a joint venture between CAE and Interglobe. The centre currently houses two full-flight simulators providing training for airlines in India and the neighbouring region.  With its six simulator bays, the centre will be able to train over 5,000 professionals per year, at full capacity. "CAE is happy to continue meeting the growing needs of India's civil aviation community by bringing the National Capital Region a world-class training facility. We have developed excellent relationships with the leading carriers in India and have been expanding our presence in the region to offer an extensive range of aviation training solutions," said Nick Leontidis, CAE Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services. "Pilots and aviation professionals from the region now hav...

  AIN Air Transport Perspective » March 26, 2012 by  Neelam Mathews Russia’s Irkut displayed a full-scale interior mockup of its single-aisle MC-21 at this month's India Aviation show in Hyderabad. (Photo: Neelam Mathews) March 26, 2012, 3:50 पम   India could emerge as the third largest aviation market by 2029, from a ranking of 12th in 2010, according to a new report from the Airports Council International (ACI) at the recent India Aviation show in Hyderabad. But the country needs a regulatory framework to encourage investment, promote safety and facilitate the development of tourism, according to Rafael Echevarne, the ACI’s director for economics and program development. With budget carriers now selling more than 70 percent of airline seats in India, the country needs more investment in no-frills airports for smaller cities with a growing passenger base, added consultant KPMG during...

Neelam Mathews June 26, 2011 CAE Flight Training (India) and InterGlobe Enterprises are forming a joint venture training center to provide pilot and maintenance training solutions for the Indian aviation market. The center, expected to be ready for operation by the end of 2012, will be located in the National Capital Region, Delhi. It is CAEs fifth aviation training facility in India. AirAsia has also signed with CAE , a joint venture agreement to set up an aviation training center, called the Asian Aviation Academy to be located at what is now the AirAsia Academy, a short distance from the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal in Sepang, Selangor in Malaysia.   “Our goal is to make the center a prominent ‘aviation university’ and to make it the largest training center in Asia, said Tony Fernandes Group CEO of AirAsia. “By training personnel from other airlines, it will allow us to convert our training program into a profit generator, in line with our aim to boost revenue via ancil...

Business Neelam Mathews Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Feb 18 , 2011 , p. 11 NEW DELHI – Having already launched an independent aviation training center in India, Canada’s CAE has officially inaugurated its new aerospace and defense center close to Bengaluru International Airport. In the 116,000-sq.-ft. complex, CAE designs and develops defense training systems and operates an engineering center of excellence where visual databases and other software components for CAE’s simulators are developed. The facility also houses CAE’s aviation training center, which features Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 pilot training on three CAE-built full-flight simulators. More than 1,500 pilots have trained here. CAE and the Indian government jointly own the National Flying Training Institute in Gondia, a newly established ab initio (from the beginning) flight school that is one of 11 CAE Global Academy campuses worldwide. It is the managi...

News AWIN First Jan 24 , 2011 Neelam Mathews Malaysia Airlines and CAE, provider of simulation and modeling technologies and integrated training, have launched a new Boeing 737-800 simulation training center for pilots in Subang, Kuala Lumpur. The new training center, maintained and operated by CAE, features a CAE 7000 Series Boeing 737-800 Level D full-flight simulator and a CAE Boeing 737-800 Integrated Procedures Trainer acquired from CAE in November 2009. “The relationship also marks the more innovative, professional and international way MAS is moving forward in terms of business operations … [to] meet our high safety standards. It is a big step for us,” says CEO Tengku Azmil Zahruddin. “MAS has been a great customer of CAE since our first sale of simulation equipment 28 years ago,” says Jeff Roberts, CAE group president-civil simulation products. “Advanced flight simulators are essential to the safe and efficient operations o...