CAE adds four business aviation simulators in the Americas
CAE anticipates a need for 120,000 new business aviation professionals globally by 2034.
CAE has made four additional full-flight simulators available in the Americas, covering the Bombardier Global 6500, Embraer Praetor 600, Pilatus PC-24 and Cessna Citation CJ4, the company announced at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas on October 20, 2026.
“As business aviation demand grows, CAE is strengthening its global training network to meet operators’ evolving needs,” said Alexandre Prévost, president, Civil Aviation at CAE. “These simulator deployments expand access to high-quality training on the aircraft our customers fly, where they need it, while delivering the quality and experience they expect from CAE.”
The company said it has nearly doubled its training capacity from a decade ago and its business aviation network now includes more than 130 full-flight simulators and about 1,000 instructors. The company delivers more than 300,000 hours of training every year.
CAE, which runs its Aviation Talent Forecast, anticipates a need for 120,000 new business aviation professionals globally by 2034 including 33,000 pilots and 69,000 maintenance technicians.
Business jet simulator training is dominated by CAE and FlightSafety International.
FlightSafety, which also builds simulators, supports Textron Aviation programs with more than 70 simulators.
The newest entrant is AeronautX, a subsidiary of AX Aero Group investing about €40m in a training centre near Amsterdam Schiphol. It is reported to open in 2027 with two Bombardier Challenger simulators and no exclusivity commitment.
