Skywings Flight Training Boosts Fleet

The school is advancing aviation education with the addition of state-of-the-art Diamond aircraft.

Friday, November 10, 2023 at 03:32 PM ET

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(sitting fltr) Pieter Brantegem (CCO, Skywings Flight Training), Jane Wang (Sales Director, Diamond Aircraft Austria) and Cliff Cop (CEO, Skywings Flight Training) with Diamond Aircraft Austria Sales Managers Jorge Castillo and Christian Schmid. [Image courtesy Diamond Aircraft]

Key Takeaways:

Skywings Flight Training has acquired four new jet-fuel powered Diamond DA40 NG airplanes and a Diamond flight simulator.
This investment aims to provide students with modern, efficient, and sustainable training using advanced avionics, preparing them for future airline careers.
The new aircraft will significantly increase Skywings' existing Diamond fleet at Antwerp International Airport.
Delivery of the single-engine DA40 NG training aircraft and the FNPT II simulator is expected in 2024.

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Skywings Flight Training has secured a deal for four new Austro Engine jet-fuel powered DA40 NG airplanes from Diamond Aircraft, the school announced at the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) in Cascais, Portugal.

Skywings also purchased a Diamond flight simulator, and its aircraft investment increases the Diamond Aircraft fleet at Antwerp International Airport (EBAW) in Belgium to seven aircraft (six DA 40s and one DA 42), plus one convertible DA40/42 FNPT II.