MONTREAL, June 17, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - (NYSE:CAE) (TSX:CAE) – CAE announced today that its CAE Air1™ ventilator has been certified by Health Canada. This made-in-Canada ventilator is destined for hospitals across the country where it will be used in the fight against COVID-19. Certification comes two months after CAE signed a contract with the Government of Canada to manufacture and supply 10,000 ventilators.

"Since the beginning of the pandemic, CAE was the first to receive certification from Health Canada for an entirely new ventilator. It was created and manufactured in Canada, and we are proud that it will help save lives in the fight against COVID-19," said Marc Parent, CAE's President and CEO. "The agility shown by CAE in designing and succeeding to have the CAE Air1 ventilator certified in a fraction of the usual time is a testament to the strength of CAE's innovation, engineering talent, and advanced manufacturing capabilities. I am proud of our team for rising to this humanitarian challenge and strengthening Canada's self-sufficiency in the medical field during these unprecedented times."

CAE will now start shipping hundreds of CAE Air1 ventilators to the Government of Canada every week. The CAE Air1 ventilator can deliver pressure control, volume control and pressure support ventilation using room air or pressured oxygen. It uses an intuitive, simple touchscreen interface and is bundled with on-demand ventilator training, adaptive e-learning modules related to COVID-19 patient management, and 24/7 customer support. It will support Intensive Care Units patients treated for COVID-19.

"CAE, one of Canada's leading aerospace firms, stepped up early on with their commitment to produce a made-in-Canada ventilator design that will help save the lives of COVID-19 patients battling the disease. Today's announcement is a testament to CAE's agility and innovative capability. I am glad that we were able to support CAE in accelerating the design and manufacturing of CAE Air1 ventilator that is now ready to be used by our frontline healthcare workers," said the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

• CAE Air1 ventilator is designed and manufactured in Montreal, Canada
• Over 500 CAE employees from 45 departments have worked on the project so far
• The CAE Air1 ventilator has over 500 parts
• More than 130 Canadian suppliers were chosen. To access the list of CAE Air1 suppliers / distributors/ collaborators in Canada: click here

Video on the CAE Air1 ventilator: click here
B-Roll on the CAE Air1 ventilator: click here 
High resolution photos can be downloaded at: https://www.cae.com/multimedia-centre/

For more information about the CAE Air1 ventilator, visit caehealthcare.com/caeair1. Find a complete listing of CAE Healthcare's COVID-19 curriculum and resources at caehealthcare.com/covid19.

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