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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    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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    Dassault Aviation Completes Maiden Flight Of Falcon 10X Business Jet
    Posted 06/07/2026
    Dassault Aviation’s all-new Falcon 10X, designed to be the largest dedicated business jet in service, recently moved a step closer to certification after completing its maiden flight in France. ...
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    Supply Constraints Remain in Pre-Owned Aircraft Market as Inventory Levels Continue to Decline
    Posted 06/07/2026
    The newest Sandhills Global aviation market reports show continued year-over-year inventory decreases across several used aircraft categories in June. ...
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    Bombardier Delivers First Global 8000 In Asia, Marking A Key Milestone For Ultra-Long-Range Aviation In The Region
    Posted 23/06/2026
    With a top speed of Mach 0.95, a range of 8,000 nautical miles, and access to 30% more airports than its closest rival, the Global 8000 sets a new benchmark for performance, flexibility, and productivity in business aviation. ...
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    Bombardier & Elie Saab Unveil ‘Haute Couture’ Cabin Design For Global 8000 Business Jet
    Posted 11/06/2026
    Bombardier and Lebanese fashion house Elie Saab have introduced a bespoke “haute couture of aviation” cabin design for the ultra-long-range Global 8000 business jet. ...
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    Pre-Owned Aircraft Values Post Marginal Changes in May
    Posted 04/06/2026
    New Sandhills Global aviation market reports show pre-owned aircraft asking prices changed little in May. ...
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    Purchase Agreement Will Give Platoon Aviation Europe’s Largest Cessna Citation Longitude Fleet
    Posted 01/06/2026
    Textron Aviation has announced it will sell multiple Cessna Citation Longitude business jets to Platoon Aviation, a private jet charter operator based in Hamburg, Germany. ...
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    Bombardier Global 8000 To Make South American Debut
    Posted 12/05/2026
    Bombardier’s Global 8000 business jet will make its South American debut at the Catarina Aviation Show from 21 to 23 May at the São Paulo Catarina Executive International Airport in Brazil. ...
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    Pre-Owned Jet Inventory Remains Lower Than Pre-COVID Levels, Putting Pressure on Asking Prices
    Posted 08/05/2026
    According to new Sandhills Global aviation market reports, pre-owned jet inventory levels remain low despite monthly upticks. ...
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    Posted 28/04/2026
    AircraftValuation.com, Sandhills Global’s newest aviation resource, provides free, fast aircraft valuations to support confident, data-backed decision-making. ...
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