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CAE Phoenix (formerly CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix, CAE Global Academy Phoenix and Sabena Airline Training Center) (CAE SATC) is an aviation school owned by CAE and located in
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at Falcon Field Airport. A former subsidiary of Sabena Flight Academy, the school has previously trained students including those of
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History

In 1991, the
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contracted the ''École d'aviation civile'' (aviation civil school) created in 1953 to Sabena. It was first called Belgian Aviation School and then Sabena Air Training Center as a subsidiary of Sabena Flight Academy. The same year, it was decided to carry out practical training in flight in Phoenix because the weather in
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allows for flights throughout the year in a high and complex
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environment. In 2008, the Phoenix location of the school was acquired by CAE.


Fleet

CAE Phoenix maintains a fleet of 81 aircraft. All aircraft (except the DA-20) have
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Curriculum

In 2011, the school trained 400 pilots per year and offers European (
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) and American ( FAA) courses. The European students are from the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy schools of
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, and Madrid. The European (
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) courses train
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and self-sponsored cadets. The students of the FAA program are from airline customers like
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, Air China Airlines,
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and other private customers. The courses approved by the
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enable students to obtain the US
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of
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, Commercial pilot,
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and
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. Also do they allow FAA cadets to get their 14 CFR High-Altitude and High-performance endorsements. The Multi Crew Pilots License (MPL) Program is currently used by
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. In February 2017, CAE was voted the best Aviation Training Center in Europe.


Bibliography

* Olivier Wilmart, ''De Sabena à Air France'', Racine, 2002, 285 p. () * Willy Buysse, Marguerite Coppens, Etienne Reunis, Frans Van Humbeek, Michel Wautelet, ''Sabena, le progrès venait du ciel, Bruxelles'', Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, 2011, 224 p. ()


See also

* Sabena


References


External links


Official website

Sabena Airline Training Center
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