Emirates-CAE receives international accreditation for Gulfstream business jet training

Notes and media contacts

Emirates contact:

Frances Barton, Emirates' Corporate Communications;
Tel: (+9714) 203 2144; M: (+97150) 650 3900;
visit: www.ekgroup.com/mediacentre

CAE contacts:

Nathalie Bourque, Vice President, Global Communications, CAE; +1-514-734-5788,

Trade media: Linda Tardif, Director, Marketing, Innovation and Civil Training & Services, +1-514-341-2000 ext: 2130

Investor relations: Andrew Arnovitz, Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategy, +1-514- 734-5760

Emirates-CAE Flight Training is located close to Dubai International Airport and is jointly operated by the Emirates Group and CAE, a global leader in simulation and training solutions. Approved by both the European Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the facility offers training to commercial airlines and corporate aircraft operators in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.

The facility houses 10 full-flight simulators: Two Airbus A320/ACJs, an Airbus A330/340, a Boeing 777, two Boeing 737 NG/BBJs, a Gulfstream IV and a Gulfstream V/550, a Hawker 800/800XP and a Bell 412 helicopter simulator.

The Emirates Group comprises Emirates Airline, Dnata, the largest travel services provider in the Middle East, and a number of other commercial companies. Emirates is the world's third most profitable airline and among the 20 largest. It is based in Dubai, one of the few cities in the world that pursues an open-skies policy, with more than one hundred airlines in free and fair competition.

CAE (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies, and integrated training services to the civil aviation industry and defence forces around the globe. We design, manufacture and supply simulation equipment and offer training and services. This includes integrated modelling, simulation and training solutions for commercial airlines, business aircraft operators, aircraft manufacturers and military organizations and a global network of training centres for pilots, and in some instances, cabin crew and maintenance workers.

With annual revenues of over C$1 billion, CAE operates in 19 countries around the world. CAE has sold nearly 700 simulators and training devices to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, training centres and defence forces for air and ground purposes in more than 40 countries. We have over 110 full-flight simulators in more than 20 aviation training centres, serving approximately 3,500 airlines, aircraft operators and manufacturers across the globe. CAE licenses its simulation software to various market segments and has a professional services division assisting customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs. cae.com