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| Type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerial work, equipment maintenance |
| Founded | 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 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]
History
[edit]Founded in 1971, CAE Aviation initially specialised in aircraft maintenance. Since the 1980s the company has diversified into aerial surveillance and reconnaissance.[2]
Services
[edit]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
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As of August 2025[update], CAE Aviation operates the following aircraft:[5]
Accidents
[edit]- 24 October 2016: 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]
References
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- ↑ "C.A.E.-AVIATION - B9368". gd.lu.
- 1 2 "Our profile". CAE Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- 1 2 Ripley, Tim (31 October 2016). "French-contracted surveillance aircraft crashes in Malta". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ Nkala, Oscar (16 March 2015). "CAE Aviation Offers ISR Services to Nigeria". Defense News. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - CAE Aviation". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 66.
