| CAE announced that it has sold two CAE 7000 Series ARJ21-700 Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) to COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Co. Ltd., owned by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. The contract, valued at approximately C$35 million at list price, brings the total FFS sales that CAE has announced so far during fiscal year 2010 to 12. "We are building the ARJ21 to be the finest regional aircraft in the world, so we want the aircraft's pilots to train using the best simulators in the world - and those are CAE simulators," said Mr. Xu Qinghong, President, Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Co., Ltd. "The Chinese name for the ARJ21 - Xiangfeng - means 'Soaring Phoenix,' and we expect the ARJ21 to soar ahead of other regional jet aircraft, especially in hot and high-altitude conditions." :theflyonthewall.com |
