In 1991, the Belgian government contracted the École d'aviation civile (aviation civil school) created in 1953 to Sabena. It was first called Belgian Aviation School[6] 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 Arizona allows for flights throughout the year in a high and complex air traffic environment.[1] 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 Garmin G1000s.[7]
In February 2017, CAE was voted the best Aviation Training Center in Europe.[10]
Bibliography
Olivier Wilmart, De Sabena à Air France, Racine, 2002, 285 p. (ISBN2-87386-288-2)
Willy Buysse, Marguerite Coppens, Etienne Reunis, Frans Van Humbeek, Michel Wautelet, Sabena, le progrès venait du ciel, Bruxelles, Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, 2011, 224 p. (ISBN9789089312525)