Need for pilots will fuel its dividend

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CAE recently raised its dividend for the eighth-straight year. While the stock yields just 1.5%, the company is in a strong position to keep raising that payment. In fact, CAE now expects the number of active airline and business jet pilots worldwide to jump 47%, from 360,000 in 2018 to 530,000 by 2028. The company is in a strong position to profit from that trend. It has roughly 70% of the global market for civilian aircraft simulators. As well, to keep costs down, airlines continue to expand their use of simulators over actual training planes. CAE INC. $26 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 266.3 million; Market cap: $6.9 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.cae.com) is the world’s largest maker of flight simulators for commercial airlines and military clients. CAE also makes mannequins for teaching paramedics, nurses and medical students. Formed in 1947 as Canadian Aviation Electronics Ltd. Originally made ground-communication equipment and antennas In…