WestJet, CAE to build 126,000 sq ft Alberta Training Centre of Excellence in Calgary under 15‑year deal

WestJet and CAE signed a 15‑year training agreement for CAE to develop the Alberta Training Centre of Excellence in Calgary, a 126,000 sq ft facility due in 2028 housing eight full‑flight simulators, cabin trainers and digital learning tools. The program reserves simulator time for Mount Royal University alongside WestJet specialty training.

Discovered 2025-09-10T09:25:22.158636-07:00 | 2025-09-10T09:25:22.158636-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • The centre adds immediate training capacity: a 126,000 sq ft facility with eight full‑flight simulators, cabin trainers and digital learning tools under a 15‑year agreement, increasing local throughput for pilots and technicians ahead of a 2028 opening.
  • This investment responds to industry demand: CAE projects a shortfall of roughly 1.5 million civil aviation professionals (including hundreds of thousands of pilots) by 2034, underscoring the need for expanded training capacity (see CAE's workforce forecast).
  • The deal complements CAE's wider simulator expansion and WestJet's fleet growth, linking local training capacity to broader fleet and network plans (see CAE's recent international simulator rollouts and WestJet's largest‑ever Boeing order).

Reported By

FlightGlobal Airways Magazine Travel Radar aerotelegraph.com travelandtourworld.com Aviation Week
Sources Tracked
12
First Seen
2025-09-10T09:25:22.158636-07:00
Latest Update
2025-09-15T13:26:04.560151-07:00
Coverage
Aviation

Sources

Hype groups these reports into one evolving story so you can compare coverage without losing the thread.

Related Coverage