Diamond Partners with Austro Engines on SAF

The initiatives will transition the fleet by 2025, with the ASTM SAF blend seeking market acceptance by 2030.

Friday, April 21, 2023 at 11:18 AM ET

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Diamond Aircraft’s fleet—including the new DA50 RG—is set for SAF as it already burns jet fuels. [Credit: Julie Boatman]

Key Takeaways:

Diamond Aircraft and its sister company Austro Engine are intensifying their efforts to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) solutions and alternative energy sources for current and future aircraft models.
They see SAF as a crucial near-term solution, particularly beneficial for their existing diesel-powered fleet that already utilizes jet fuel, allowing for easy adoption with minimal aircraft modifications.
The initiative involves broad cooperation with partners including Lufthansa Aviation Training, fuel producers, universities, and general aviation organizations like aireg.
Their goals include releasing an ASTM-accepted SAF blend within a few years, powering their own fleet with SAF by 2025, achieving widespread market acceptance by 2030, and a 100 percent pure SAF by 2050.

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With the majority of its fleet able to utilize diesel-based fuels—including its new EASA-approved DA50 RG—Diamond Aircraft has long committed to better efficiency, lower operating costs—and a reduced overall environmental footprint.

To pursue further the development of sustainable aviation fuel solutions and alternative energy sources for its aircraft—current and future models—Diamond Aircraft Austria, together with its sister company Austro Engine, announced this week at AERO the projects it has undertaken recently towards this future.