SGA2012: CAE signs training centre MoU with Brunei
CAE and the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) have signed an MOU to start a joint venture to develop a multi-purpose training centre (MPTC) for aircraft in the region.
The centre will be linked to the national modelling and simulation centre that the two organisations have already set up in Brunei, and sees a 'sizeable investment' of $80 million, Marc Parent, President and CEO of CAE told media at the Singapore Airshow on 15 February.
The signing of the MOU was consented to by Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, and the first phase
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