Emirates-CAE signs contract with Empire Aviation Group for Hawker jet pilot training

Notes and media contacts

For Emirates, contact:

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

For Empire Aviation Group, contact:

Caron E. Gledhill, Director of Sales and Communication;
Tel: +9714 299 8444; M: +97150 558 1137

For CAE, contact:

Nathalie Bourque, Vice President, Public Affairs and Global Communications, +1-514-734-5788

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

About Emirates-CAE Flight Training

Emirates-CAE Flight Training is located close to Dubai International Airport and is jointly operated by the Emirates Group and CAE. Approved by both the JAA and the FAA, the facility offers training to commercial airlines and business jet operators in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The 14-bay centre currently 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.

About Empire Aviation Group

Empire Aviation Group is a general business aviation company founded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2007 to manage the regional aviation interests of UAE-based Emirates Investment Group and in response to the opportunity of the Middle East regional market for business aviation services. The new company has assembled a highly experienced team of aviation specialists and has already been appointed as a GCC regional distributor (with exclusivity in some countries, including the UAE) for Hawker Beechcraft, the world's leading business, special-mission and trainer aircraft manufacturer.

www.empire.aero

About CAE

CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defence forces around the globe. With annual revenues exceeding C$1 billion, CAE employs approximately 6,000 people at more than 75 sites and training locations in 20 countries. We have the largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators and training devices. Through our global network of 27 civil aviation and military training centres, we train more than 75,000 crewmembers yearly.

We also offer modelling and simulation software to various market segments and through CAE's professional services division, we assist customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs. www.cae.com

About Emirates Group

The Emirates Group comprises Emirates Airline, Dnata, the largest travel services provider in the Middle East, and a number of other commercial companies.

Based in Dubai, Emirates is one of the world's most successful, and rapidly-expanding airlines. Its all wide-body fleet of 111 aircraft criss-cross the globe, serving 97 cities in 61 countries. Emirates is currently the only airline to operate non-stop flights to six continents from one hub. Although owned by the government of Dubai, Emirates is financially independent and receives no subsidies or protection. It operates and competes with more than 110 airlines operating in Dubai under the city's "Open skies" regime. Emirates has been profitable every year since inception, with the exception of the second. Annual growth has never fallen below 20%. In its last full financial year, Emirates reported its 19th consecutive year of profits at $844m, and carried 17.5m passengers.

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