Diamond, which a year ago seemed to have little to worry about beyond building enough airplanes to meet the demand, is scurrying these days to deal with a variety of challenges, not the least of which is a sharp drop-off in orders due to the global financial crisis.
There has been some good news, though. Diamond did make the first flight of its higher-powered single-engine D-Jet last fall, and development is on track with that project.
