CAE Aviation is an aviation company based in
Luxembourg providing services such as
aerial surveillance
A surveillance aircraft is an aircraft used for surveillance. They are operated by military forces and other government agencies in roles such as intelligence gathering, battlefield surveillance, airspace surveillance, reconnaissance, observat ...
, reconnaissance, parachuting and maintenance to various international governmental agencies and private operators.
The business is unrelated to Canadian flight simulator manufacturer
CAE CAE may refer to:
Organisations Aviation
* CAE Aviation, a Luxembourgian aviation services company
* CAE Inc. (formerly Canadian Aviation Electronics), a Canadian manufacturer of simulation technologies and training provider
* Régional Compagnie A ...
.
History
Founded in 1971, CAE Aviation initially specialised in
aircraft maintenance. Since the 1980s the company has diversified into aerial surveillance and reconnaissance.
Services
With a fleet comprising six different types of
turboprop aircraft – mainly of the
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a line of American utility aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The King Air line comprises a number of twin-turboprop models that have been divided into two families. The Model 90 and 100 series developed in the 1960s ...
and
Fairchild Metro families – CAE Aviation provides
aerial surveillance
A surveillance aircraft is an aircraft used for surveillance. They are operated by military forces and other government agencies in roles such as intelligence gathering, battlefield surveillance, airspace surveillance, reconnaissance, observat ...
,
military parachuting and airborne
geophysics services.
The company also runs a service centre for
Wescam airborne cameras in
Lapalisse
Lapalisse (; oc, La Paliça) is a commune in the Allier department, central France. The organist Émile Bourdon (1884–1974) was born in Lapalisse. The 11th century Château de La Palice is located in the commune.
Population
See also
*Comm ...
, France.
Fleet
As of August 2019 the CAE Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:
* 1
Saab 340B(AEW)
Accidents
*
References
Aviation companies of Luxembourg
1971 establishments in Luxembourg
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