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CAE Flight Training vs Jeppesen

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CAE Flight Training

Aviation & Aerospace

World leader in professional flight training

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Jeppesen

Aviation & Aerospace

Comprehensive aviation flight information services

From
$99/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CAE Flight Training mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs; Jeppesen no pricing is published on the site; renewals and purchases are pushed to a separate shop at shop.jeppesen.com
  • They diverge on capability: CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Jeppesen covers Aeronautical charts.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CAE Flight Training and Jeppesen actually diverge.

Attributes where CAE Flight Training and Jeppesen differ
AttributeCAE Flight TrainingJeppesen
Starting priceOn request$99/year
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsOn-siteWeb, Ios, Android, Windows
Founded19471934

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation & Aerospace).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CAE Flight Training

  • Full-flight simulators
  • Type rating training
  • Crew resource training
  • Maintenance training
  • Certification
  • Airlines
  • Regulators
  • Learning platforms

Only in Jeppesen

  • Aeronautical charts
  • Flight planning
  • Airport data
  • Weather integration
  • Performance data
  • Flight systems
  • EFB solutions
  • Airline systems

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CAE Flight Training

  • Type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilotsnot Jeppesen
  • Cadet to captain airline training programmesnot Jeppesen
  • Cabin crew and maintenance technician trainingnot Jeppesen
  • Flight data analysis and operations management through Flightscapenot Jeppesen
  • Courseware and training records management with CAE Pelesysnot Jeppesen

Jeppesen

  • Subscribing to worldwide instrument approach charts and airport diagramsnot CAE Flight Training
  • Airline flight planning and dispatchnot CAE Flight Training
  • Crew pairing, rostering and tracking optimisationnot CAE Flight Training
  • Supplying navigation database updates to avionicsnot CAE Flight Training

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CAE Flight Training

  • Mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs
  • The software pieces, Flightscape, CAE Rise and CAE Pelesys, are sold to airlines and operators rather than to individual pilots
  • Pricing is not published

Jeppesen

  • No pricing is published on the site; renewals and purchases are pushed to a separate shop at shop.jeppesen.com
  • Charts, navigation data, flight planning, crew optimisation, weather and training are sold as separate product lines rather than one subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

CAE Flight Training

On request
  • Pilot TrainingFree
    • Full-flight simulators
    • Type ratings
    • Crew training
  • Maintenance TrainingFree
    • Technical training
    • Systems training
    • Certification

Jeppesen

$99/year
  • Individual Subscription$99/year
    • Digital charts
    • Airport information
    • Flight planning
  • Airline SubscriptionFree
    • Fleet data
    • Performance
    • Charts

Which should you pick?

Choose CAE Flight Training if

  • You need full-flight simulators.
  • You work on On-site.
  • You also want type rating training.
CAE Flight Training review

Choose Jeppesen if

  • You need aeronautical charts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
  • You also want flight planning.
Jeppesen review

Questions people ask

Is CAE Flight Training or Jeppesen better?
Neither clearly leads. CAE Flight Training starts at On request and Jeppesen at $99/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CAE Flight Training or Jeppesen?
CAE Flight Training starts at On request and Jeppesen at $99/year.
Does CAE Flight Training or Jeppesen run on more platforms?
CAE Flight Training runs on On-site. Jeppesen runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows.
What is CAE Flight Training best used for?
CAE Flight Training is most often used for type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilots, cadet to captain airline training programmes, cabin crew and maintenance technician training, flight data analysis and operations management through flightscape. Of those, type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilots and cadet to captain airline training programmes are not what Jeppesen is typically brought in for.
What can CAE Flight Training do that Jeppesen cannot?
CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Type rating training, Crew resource training, Maintenance training. Jeppesen covers Aeronautical charts, Flight planning, Airport data, Weather integration.
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