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Diamond Aircraft presents its Advanced Airline Trainer Concept at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2013
Presently the airline industry requires a number of approximately 25,000 well trained pilots each year (according to Boeing Current Market Outlook 2012). According to airframe manufacturers worldwide, a high level of quality is required in the training effort for these… Continue reading
Flexjet Receives 14th FAA Diamond Award of Excellence
Flexjet distinguishes itself as only company to earn the highest honor for maintenance training 14 years in a row
Flexjet, the world’s second largest fractional jet ownership provider, has received the coveted Diamond Award of Excellence from the U.S.… Continue reading
Diamond Airborne Sensing scores three in a row with DEA
Diamond Executive Aviation (DEA) purchases third DA42 MPP (Multi Purpose Platform) and Diamond Airborne Sensing (DAS) provides further integration support.
The new aircraft will support DEA’s current MPP fleet in an ever widening series of operations for DEA’s existing partners… Continue reading
Diamonds DA42 flies with “electronic parachute”
Diamond Aircraft successfully tested the first fly-by-wire system for General Aviation on the twin-engine DA42.
The system enables flight envelope protection which protects the pilot from unintentional flight manoeuvres that could lead to structural or aerodynamical overstressing of the aircraft.… Continue reading
Diamond Aircraft introduces the DA42 GUARDIAN for radio monitoring at the ILA Berlin
Equipped with a COMINT system from Rohde & Schwarz the DA42 remote sensing platform reliably detects, identifies and locates radio signals. The perfect solution for border guard, maritime rescue or military missions.
Airborne communications intelligence significantly increases the efficiency of… Continue reading
RAF Gets Ready For RIAT
RAF display teams have launched the start of the Royal International Air Tattoo Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Queen’s anniversary will be the main theme for this year’s event, the world’s largest military air show, from 6th to 8th… Continue reading
Maiden flight of the new DA52 from Diamond Aircraft
The DA52 is the newest twin engine airplane from Diamond Aircraft powered by two Austro Engine 180 hp turbo-diesel engines, AE300E.
The maiden flight was performed by Christian Dries (Chairman) and Ingmar Mayerbuch (Head of Flight Test).
Our DA52 is… Continue reading
First Diamond DA42 OPA contract signed with Swiss Department of Defence
Aurora Flight Sciences, headquartered in Manassas, VA USA, announced that the Swiss Department of Defence has become the first customer for the Centaur Optionally-Piloted Aircraft (OPA).
Using Diamond Aircraft’s DA42 MPP, Aurora began developing the Centaur in 2009, which can… Continue reading
Hahnenkamm Ski Race live footage from Diamond Airborne Sensing
The weekend from 20th to 22nd of January it’s all about the most famous Hahnenkamm Ski Race, taking place in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Once again Diamond’s aerial platform was chosen because of being not only quieter and significantly cheaper to operate… Continue reading
Diamond DA42 NG first aircraft listed in EASA Table 1
In 2005 the twin-engine DA42 was qualified for training of professional pilots (CPL) by the Deutsche Luftfahrt Bundesamt. In the multi engine piston class the aircraft now has been declared suitable for the “Multi Engine Piston Class Rating†by the EASA Operational Evaluation… Continue reading
Ethiopian Airlines purchases ten Pilot Training Aircraft and one Simulator
Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH of Austria is pleased to announce that it has signed a purchase agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for ten pilot training aircraft (DA40NG) and one simulator. The aircraft will be equipped with the new Austro Engine AE300… Continue reading
Diamond DA42 NG flies with pure biofuel made from algae
