CAE Aviation

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CAE Aviation
Company type Private limited company
IndustryAerial work, equipment maintenance
Founded1971;54 years ago (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.com

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]

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History

Founded in 1971, CAE Aviation initially specialised in aircraft maintenance. Since the 1980s the company has diversified into aerial surveillance and reconnaissance. [2]

Services

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

Saab 340B ISR aircraft of CAE Aviation, Paris Air Show 2019 Paris Air Show 2019, Le Bourget (SIAE1130).jpg
Saab 340B ISR aircraft of CAE Aviation, Paris Air Show 2019

As of August 2025, CAE Aviation operates the following aircraft: [5]

Accidents

References

  1. ↑ "C.A.E.-AVIATION - B9368". gd.lu.
  2. 1 2 "Our profile". CAE Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Nkala, Oscar (16 March 2015). "CAE Aviation Offers ISR Services to Nigeria". Defense News. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - CAE Aviation". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 66.
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