I do not think it is necessarily such a bad move, and certainly would not call it a compromise to safety. CHC have taken a sensible move to outsource simulator training to a company that specialise in this field and have a huge amount of experience doing so, in both military and civilian fields. At present much of the sim training is done via Flight Safety or the Bristow sims anyway, which are not perfect at all either, so where is the big difference. CHC's primary aim is to get helicopters flying, keeping the customer happy, and of course making money somewhere. Simualtors are not cheap, and resource intensive to operate and maintain in the long run. If this os not your core business then why not let another company take care of it for you. It frees up more resources n CHC and funds, to concentrate on the core business of getting aircraft in the air and supporting the contracts in the best way. This is not a new idea. Most military air forces have been doing ot for some time. The fact remains that the Training Centre in Stavanger needed to be upgraded, a the sims were outdated and it would take a heck of a lot of money to do so, with a lot of justification to investors, inevitably resulting in compromise along the way. CAE will very likely be able to provide a good product and I am sure they will provide top quality training, and it will allow CHC to use a brand new training centre in Stavanger again, which will be a positive step.