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CAE Flight Training vs Lido Flight Planning
CAE Flight Training
Software
World leader in professional flight training
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
L
Lido Flight Planning
Software
Professional airline flight planning solution
- From
- $40000/year
- Rated
- -
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; Lido Flight Planning pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
- They diverge on capability: CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CAE Flight Training and Lido Flight Planning actually diverge.
| Attribute | CAE Flight Training | Lido Flight Planning |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $40000/year |
| Pricing model | usage-based | subscription |
| Platforms | On-site | Web, Windows |
| Founded | 1947 | 1987 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Lido Flight Planning
- Route optimization
- Fuel planning
- Performance data
- Weight & balance
- Cost calculation
- Weather services
- Airline systems
- Crew 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 Lido Flight Planning
- Cadet to captain airline training programmesnot Lido Flight Planning
- Cabin crew and maintenance technician trainingnot Lido Flight Planning
- Flight data analysis and operations management through Flightscapenot Lido Flight Planning
- Courseware and training records management with CAE Pelesysnot Lido Flight Planning
Lido Flight Planning
- Generating optimal flight routes and profiles that Air Traffic Control will acceptnot CAE Flight Training
- Automating airline flight planning against weather, NOTAMs, AIP, ATM restrictions and ATC chargesnot CAE Flight Training
- Supporting pre-operational flight planning from a web applicationnot 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
Lido Flight Planning
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published on the product page
- Pre-operational planning is a separately named application, Lido Flight 4D Pre-Planning, rather than part of the core flight planning product
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
Lido Flight Planning
$40000/year- Standard$40000/year
- Route planning
- Performance data
- Weather integration
- Enterprise$80000/year
- Multi-fleet
- Advanced optimization
- Custom integration
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.
Choose Lido Flight Planning if
- You need route optimization.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want fuel planning.
Questions people ask
- Is CAE Flight Training or Lido Flight Planning better?
- Neither clearly leads. CAE Flight Training starts at On request and Lido Flight Planning at $40000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CAE Flight Training or Lido Flight Planning?
- CAE Flight Training starts at On request and Lido Flight Planning at $40000/year.
- Does CAE Flight Training or Lido Flight Planning run on more platforms?
- CAE Flight Training runs on On-site. Lido Flight Planning runs on Web, 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 Lido Flight Planning is typically brought in for.
- What can CAE Flight Training do that Lido Flight Planning cannot?
- CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Type rating training, Crew resource training, Maintenance training. Lido Flight Planning covers Route optimization, Fuel planning, Performance data, Weight & balance.
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