After serving the aviation community in China for more than 20 years, CAE expanded services to include business aviation training. The CAE-built Gulfstream G450/G550 full-flight simulator (FFS) in Shanghai, China, has received Level D certification, the highest-fidelity certification, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The training program is offered at the Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Center (SEFTC), in Shanghai Pudong Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone.
The G450/G550 pilot training programs will feature standard CAE courseware in Mandarin as well as English.
Other CAE business aviation training programs announced and to be offered in Asia in the future include the Bombardier Global 5000, Global Express, Global Express XRS, and Dassault Falcon 7X.