CAE said Oct. 26, 2026, it agreed to sell Flightscape to SITA for an enterprise value of $500 million, shifting its airline operations software business to an aviation technology provider while narrowing its own focus on training and simulation.
The price is in U.S. dollars and remains subject to customary adjustments. CAE expects completion in the first half of 2027, contingent on regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The companies have not announced a completed sale.
Operations software changes hands
Flightscape supplies tools for flight planning, crew management and operational control. SITA says more than 90 airlines use its software daily.
The buyer wants to connect those airline decisions with information shared by other aviation participants, improving coordination when schedules change. That is SITA’s stated objective, not a demonstrated result of the proposed combination.
Integration comes after closing
SITA says work connecting Flightscape with its products will begin only after completion, with staged integration alongside customers. It says the products will remain modular and open to connections with airlines’ existing systems.
For airline operations teams, the immediate issue is service continuity during a pending ownership change. CAE says Flightscape will operate normally until closing, including customer support and product development. Buyers should distinguish those continuity commitments from the longer-term integration benefits SITA hopes to deliver.