CAE Aviation

Not to be confused with the Canadian flight simulation company CAE Inc..

CAE Aviation is an aviation company based in Luxembourg providing services such as aerial surveillance, reconnaissance, parachuting and maintenance to various international governmental agencies and private operators.^[2][3] The business is unrelated to Canadian flight simulator manufacturer CAE.

CAE Aviation

Company type	Private limited company
Industry	Aerial work, equipment maintenance
Founded	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Headquarters	Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg
Key people	Zeler Julie (Managing Director)[1]
Services	Aerial surveillance, military parachuting, airborne geophysics, maintenance
Revenue	€42,500,000 (2015)
Website	www.cae-aviation.com

History

Founded in 1971, CAE Aviation initially specialised in aircraft maintenance. Since the 1980s the company has diversified into aerial surveillance and reconnaissance.^[2]

Services

With a fleet comprising six different types of turboprop aircraft – mainly of the Beechcraft King Air and Fairchild Metro families – CAE Aviation provides aerial surveillance, military parachuting and airborne geophysics services.^[4] The company also runs a service centre for Wescam airborne cameras in Lapalisse, France.

Fleet

Saab 340B ISR aircraft of CAE Aviation, Paris Air Show 2019

As of August 2019 the CAE Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:^[5]

• 1 Saab 340B ISR

Accidents

• 24 October 2016 (2016-10-24): a Fairchild Merlin twin turboprop crashed shortly after take-off from Malta International Airport. All five people on board were killed. The aircraft was taking part in a French-led surveillance operation to counter people smuggling in the Mediterranean.^[3]