Controller EMEA Diamond Aircraft Blog Archive

    Diamond Aircraft To Unveil DA62 MPP Vanguard This Month At Paris Air Show
    Posted On: June 7, 2023
    The high-tech surveillance plane is equipped with an artificial intelligence-driven wide-area, multi-domain mapping and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (WAMI) TK-8 sensor and more. ...
    Diamond Aircraft To Supply Copa Airlines With 8 DA40 NG Piston-Single Aircraft For Flight Training
    Posted On: May 3, 2023
    The carrier chose the DA40 NG for its cutting-edge technology and says the plane consumes 50% less fuel than aircraft it will replace. ...
    Diamond Aircraft & Aeromot Announce DA62 Assembly In Brazil
    Posted On: February 1, 2023
    Aeromot will assemble DA62 aircraft in Porto Alegre, Brazil, under license from Diamond Aircraft Canada, which will provide the DA62 kits and ongoing support. ...
    Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG Continues Winning Ways, Garners German Design Award 2023
    Posted On: December 15, 2022
    The German Design Award jury praised the DA50 RG’s performance, functionality, efficiency, and luxury comfort, noting that it has a “striking design language that makes it unmistakable.” ...
    Diamond Aircraft Delivers DA42-VI & DA40 NG Piston Aircraft To Akagera Aviation Flying Academy
    Posted On: September 9, 2022
    “This delivery is just the beginning of many more aircraft and flight simulators to follow, and we strongly believe Diamond Aircraft will help us achieve our goal of becoming a center of excellence in the region,” says Akagera’s Patrick Nkulikiyimfura. ...
    Diamond Aircraft Delivers Two DA40 NG Aircraft To European Flight Academy In Germany
    Posted On: July 28, 2022
    “With the new deliveries, we expand our fleet of state-of-the-art training aircraft, and improve training quality even more,” says Lufthansa Aviation Training Pilot Academy Managing Director Matthias Lehmann. ...
    Diamond Aircraft Signs Agreement With Safran To Provide Electric Motor For The All-Electric eDA40
    Posted On: April 28, 2022
    Total flight time is expected to be up to 90 minutes as battery technologies evolve, and Diamond expects the eDA40 to reduce operating costs by up to 40% compared to traditional piston aircraft. ...
    UK Aviation Services Provider 2Excel Aviation Buys Two Diamond Aircraft DA62 MPP Special-Mission Aircraft
    Posted On: April 8, 2022
    “We are acquiring these fantastic DA62s to bolster our fleet of special-missions aircraft to service our rapidly growing customer base,” says 2Excel Aviation Director of Special Missions, Arnie Palmer. ...
    Blue Line Aviation Opens New Facility & Shows Off A New Diamond Simulator
    Posted On: February 22, 2022
    Blue Line Aviation recently celebrated the grand opening of their new facility at Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX), featuring a brand-new DA40/DA42 convertible Diamond Simulator. ...
    Germany’s QinetiQ GmbH Orders 2 Diamond Aircraft DA62 MPP Special-Mission Aircraft
    Posted On: November 19, 2021
    With its fuel-efficient operation and maximum airborne operations time of 11.7 hours, the DA62 MPP will help QinetiQ carry out training and reconnaissance missions. ...
    Oman Aviation Academy Adds Diamond Aircraft DA40NG & DA42-VI Piston Aircraft To Training Fleet
    Posted On: November 19, 2021
    The recent delivery of the single- and twin-engine airplanes completes an order the flight school placed in October 2019. ...
    Diamond Aircraft Partners With Electric Power Systems On All-Electric eDA40 Aircraft For Training Applications
    Posted On: October 14, 2021
    The fully electric trainer will eventually provide 90 minutes of flight time, Diamond says, and when using fast-charge equipment will allow for a full recharge in 20 minutes or less. ...
    Diamond Aircraft Takes First DA50 RG Piston To Airshow China 2021
    Posted On: October 5, 2021
    Pilots from Diamond Aircraft Austria and Wanfeng Diamond Aircraft China spent 45 hours ferrying the DA50 RG some 7,033 nautical miles from Austria to China. ...
    Diamond Aircraft Distributor Gemstone Aviation Receives UK’s First DA50 RG Piston Single
    Posted On: August 12, 2021
    Diamond is demonstrating the plane this summer and fall as part of a European tour that includes scheduled appearances in Denmark, The Netherlands, the UK, and Switzerland. ...
    Diamond Aircraft’s All-New DA50 RG Wins 2021 Fliegermagazin Best New Plane Honor, Its Fourth Major Award
    Posted On: July 19, 2021
    Days prior to announcing the fliegermagazin award, Diamond Aircraft announced that the first DA50 RG had successfully crossed the North Atlantic route. ...
    Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG Wins Second Straight Aerokurier Innovation Award
    Posted On: July 8, 2021
    Diamond Aircraft’s DA50 RG was recently awarded a 2021 1st Place Aerokurier Innovation Award in the Motorized Aircraft category. ...
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    Demand for Large, Late-Model Jets Continues as Inventory Levels Remain Lower Than Last Year
    Posted 04/09/2026
    New Sandhills Global aviation market reports underscore lower year-over-year inventory levels across all pre-owned aircraft markets in August. ...
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    Aircraft.com Is Your Top Online Resource For Specs & Tail Number Lookups
    Posted 27/08/2026
    You can search Aircraft.com by tail number, make, or model to find information about individual airplanes and helicopters. ...
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    Calculate Aircraft Operating Costs With Aircraft Cost Calculator
    Posted 26/08/2026
    Through a single, user-friendly platform, buyers, owners, operators, lenders, and other aviation professionals can quickly evaluate how ongoing fixed and variable costs impact ownership and budgeting. ...
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    Target Buyers In The Aviation Market With Email Blasts
    Posted 26/08/2026
    Customizable, cost-effective, and highly engaging, Sandhills Global email blasts help aviation sellers promote aircraft, services, events, and special offers to qualified buyers. ...
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    Embraer’s Phenom 300EV Secures Triple Certification, Becomes 1st Light Jet Certified With Garmin Emergency Autoland
    Posted 25/08/2026
    The world's bestselling light jet for 14 consecutive years is the largest business jet to offer Garmin Emergency Autoland. ...
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    Reach More Travelers & Increase Revenue With Charter Hub
    Posted 24/08/2026
    Charter Hub, Sandhills Global’s charter aircraft platform, has helped travelers find and book private air travel for corporate flights, leisure getaways, and smaller aircraft services for over 20 years. ...
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    Controller & Executive Controller Are Your Ideal Copilots For Aircraft Sales
    Posted 21/08/2026
    For more than 45 years, Controller and Executive Controller have earned their outstanding reputation with aircraft buyers and sellers around the world. ...
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    Textron Aviation Celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 Delivery As Gen3 Era Advances
    Posted 17/08/2026
    Milestone delivery underscores more than a decade of customer confidence in the proven light jet platform as the company progresses toward the future of flight with the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3. ...
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    Used Aircraft Inventory Remains Low Compared to Year-Ago Levels While Asking Values See Mixed Trends
    Posted 10/08/2026
    Sandhills Global aviation market reports show double-digit year-over-year inventory level decreases for pre-owned jets, single-engine piston aircraft, and turboprop aircraft. ...
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    Cirrus Aircraft Aims To Transform Flight Training With New TRAC10
    Posted 14/07/2026
    Cirrus Aircraft has expanded its flight training aircraft lineup with the new TRAC10, a three-seat, single-engine aircraft designed specifically for professional, collegiate, and career-oriented flight schools. ...
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