CAEElectronics has sold two full-flight simulators and a flight-training device to Air China in a deal worth C$30 million ($21.7 million). The Boeing 737-800 and 777-200 simulators and 777-200 flight- training device will be installed in Air China's Beijing training centre in late 1998.
The Chinese airline has selected Evans & Sutherland (E&S) to supply the visual systems. The Level D-standard 737 and 777 flight-simulators will be equipped with E&S' ESIG-3350 visuals, with 180í-wide panoramic displays. The 777 training-device will be equipped with E&S's Liberty low-cost image generator, driving a two-window monitor-based display.
The sale follows major deals with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines which have given CAE a dominant share of 1997 commercial flight-simulation orders.
Source: Flight International
