SITA Moves to Buy CAE's Flightscape, Adding Crew, Planning and Ops-Control Software to Its Airline Portfolio

SITA announced an agreement to acquire Flightscape, the airline operations software business owned by CAE Inc. Flightscape's products span flight planning, crew management, operations control, ground activity coordination and in-flight services, and the company says more than 90 airlines use its software every day. The purchase price was not disclosed. Closing is expected during the first half of 2027 and depends on standard conditions including regulatory approvals. Rothschild & Co. is acting as SITA's sole financial advisor, with Borden Ladner Gervais as legal advisor. Work to link Flightscape with SITA's existing products will only begin after completion; until then, customers keep their current service and support, and SITA says the solutions will remain modular and open. The article places the deal alongside earlier SITA purchases, namely Safety Line in 2021 for fuel-efficiency technology and Big Blue Analytics earlier in 2026 for AI-based recovery planning. SITA chief executive David Lavorel said airlines need to make the best possible use of their aircraft, crews and infrastructure, while Flightscape president Carter Copeland called SITA a natural home for the business.