Les Clark  Senior Market Analyst  CAE

Les Clark is a Senior Market Analyst at CAE, where he supports corporate leadership and civil aviation business units with data-driven market intelligence, forecasting, and strategic analysis. In this role, he develops forward-looking insights to inform product strategy, customer proposals, and business development initiatives across commercial and business aviation.

Les brings over two decades of aviation market research and analysis experience, with deep expertise in forecasting, competitive intelligence, and industry trend analysis. Prior to joining CAE in 2022, he held senior marketing and data analysis roles at StandardAero and Vector Aerospace, where he led market forecasting efforts, managed industry-wide fleet and MRO data, and supported strategic planning that drove significant revenue growth and new business opportunities.

Earlier in his career, Les spent more than a decade at Airbus Helicopters and Bell, where he developed comprehensive market forecasts, conducted competitor and pricing analysis, and provided strategic insights to sales, product development, and executive teams. His work contributed to major product improvements, fleet renewal campaigns, and long-term market positioning initiatives in both commercial and rotorcraft segments.

Les is an active contributor to the aviation research community through the Transportation Research Board, where he has served as chairman of the rotorcraft subcommittee and participates in the Committee on Aviation Economics and Forecasting.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from Baylor University and a Bachelor of Science from Northwest Missouri State University.