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Dear Pat: Bombardier has a contract with FlightSafety International for simulator training on Bombardier aircraft. I could not find a public trading symbol for FlightSafety, so I am not sure if this is a public company. Is there any potential for FlightSafety to take over CAE or for CAE to take over FlightSafety? Regards.

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FlightSafety International and CAE are the world’s two biggest aviation-training companies. CAE, $14.94, symbol CAE on Toronto, is a recommendation of The Successful Investor. While CAE is publicly traded, FlightSafety is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, $147.64, symbol BRK.B on New York. Berkshire acquired the company in 1997 for $1.5 billion in cash and stock. In addition to training pilots, FlightSafety instructs flight attendants, dispatchers and maintenance technicians. There is no indication that Berkshire wants to acquire CAE, or sell FlightSafety. However, none of CAE’s investors hold a large stake in the company, so it’s a possibility. However, takeover possibilities do not play any part in our analysis of CAE. We continue to view CAE as a buy. buy. …