Emirates orders CAE flight training devices for pilots

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Emirates is the world's second 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 110 airlines in free and fair competition.

Emirates' 83 all wide-bodied fleet includes seven freighters and is among the youngest in the skies, with an average age of 55 months - over eight years less than the industry average. The airline plans to more than double its size by 2012 and currently has 132 aircraft orders, worth US$37.4 billion in list prices.

CAE is a leading provider of simulation and modelling technologies as well as integrated training services for commercial and business aviation, and defence customers worldwide. The company has annual revenues of approximately C$1 billion, with operations and training facilities in 17 countries on five continents. Visit www.cae.com.

For Emirates, contact:

Frances Barton, Emirates' Corporate Communications;
T: +9714 203 2144; M: +971 50 6503900; e:

For CAE onsite contact:

Marie-Helene Labrie, Director Marketing; M: 001 514 5738447.

For CAE, contact:
Nathalie Bourque, Vice President, Global Communications, (514) 734-5788,

Anne von Finckenstein, Manager, Public Relations, (514) 340-5370,

Investor relations: Andrew Arnovitz, Director, Investor Relations, (514) 734-5760