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• CAE adds Wizz Air to roster of airlines adopting its advanced Flight Operations Solutions
• Wizz Air to deploy CAE‘s Operations Control, Crew Management and Recovery Manager

CAE announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the European ultra-low-cost carrier, Wizz Air, to equip the rapidly-growing airline with its feature-rich Operations Control and Crew Management software, part of CAE’s comprehensive suite of Flight Operations platform. Wizz Air will also implement CAE’s Recovery Manager solutions for operational and crew disruptions. With its powerful optimization tools, CAE’s Recovery Manager solutions enable airlines to recover from irregular operations more quickly, cost-effectively, and sustainably.

“We are thrilled to embark on this journey with CAE’s next-generation Crew Management and Operations Control software. Its tailored capabilities promise scalability for years ahead. This innovative solution is set to revolutionize our operations, accelerating processes, and ultimately become a cornerstone of efficiency for our company,” said Michael Delehant, Wizz Air’s Executive Vice President & Group Chief Operations Officer.”

“We are excited to welcome our newest airline partner, Wizz Air, to the growing roster of airline partners around the world implementing CAE’s Flight Operations software to drive efficiency in their operations,” said Pascal Grenier, Division President, Flight Solutions and Global Operations. “Leveraging our next-generation solutions will empower Wizz Air with the technology to elevate their operational performance, profitability, and overall passenger experience.”

Renowned for enhancing the operations of the world’s leading airlines, CAE Flight Operations Solutions stand out for their flexibility, configurability, scalability, and cloud-native design, facilitating seamless end-to-end management of flight operations.

The agreement includes CAE’s Operations Control – a comprehensive, real-time, scalable, and adaptable operations management system. It empowers operational controllers by facilitating faster and easier management, communication, and recovery processes. CAE’s Crew Management is a robust solution for the complex world of aviation crew management that enables airlines to optimize schedules, forecast crew resources, maintain safety standards, and recover from disruptions faster than ever.

About Wizz Air

Established in May of 2004, Wizz Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier headquartered at Budapest Airport. Wizz Air is Europe’s fastest growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally. The airline serves 54 countries including destinations across Europe, in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. It has the largest fleet of any Hungarian airline. Wizz Air operates a fleet of 153 ultramodern Airbus A320 family aircraft. With over 600 routes across Europe and beyond, Wizz Air welcomes travelers from all walks of life with the desire to travel through the sky their way.

About CAE

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, maintenance technicians, airlines, business aviation operators, and defence and security forces to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with approximately 13,000 employees in more than 240 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators as well as training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

Source: CAE
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