Diamond Aircraft

Diamond Aircraft is showing an intriguing mockup of the DA50 Turbine at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany this week. The proposed model would be an upgraded version of Diamond’s developmental DA50 Magnum piston single, with power coming from a 450 shp AI-450S turbine engine built by Ukrainian company Motor Sich JSC. Diamond is showing […]

Diamond Aircraft introduced a new version of its DA40 piston single that brings a number of welcome improvements to the cockpit. The DA40 XLT model for 2013 features wider front seats, air conditioning, burl-wood and carbon-fiber trim accents and other improvements that elevate the Austrian-designed four seater into a luxury cruiser. Not only are the […]

A Diamond DA42 twin flew recently with a developmental digital control system designed to augment pilot controls with computer automation. Long available on airliners and business jets such as the Falcon 7X, digital flight control uses computer algorithms to keep the aircraft not only on course and at an appropriate altitude, but also to maintain […]

A Middle Eastern financial firm has thrown a lifeline to cash-starved Diamond Aircraft in a deal that not only saves the company from potentially going out of business but also allows it to proceed with development of its D-Jet, a five-seat, single-engine VLJ. Medrar Financial Group in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, snapped up a majority […]

The Ecuador Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana or FAE) has selected the Diamond DA20-C1 as its new primary flight training aircraft with an order for 12 airplanes. The new fleet of DA20s, currently in production at Diamond Aircraft‘s London, Ontario, factory, will be operated by FAE’s Air Force Academy “Cosme Rennella” at Salinas Air Base […]

Diamond Aircraft has resumed flight testing of its D-JET single-engine personal jet following the airplane’s temporary grounding after the furloughs of about 200 employees in March. “Our team’s spirits are certainly lifted with the resumption of flight activities,” said Diamond president Peter Maurer. “Being able to bring back part of the team allowed us to […]

Angelo Fiataruolo wasn’t even supposed to be in Oshkosh this week, but after Diamond Aircraft pulled out of AirVenture at the last minute – citing a need to focus its economic resources solely on the D-Jet certification program – the president of Diamond dealer KCAC in Kansas City stepped up to the plate by taking […]

Paris Air Show visitors got a glimpse of what is claimed to be the world’s first-ever serial hybrid electric airplane this week in the DA36 E-Star, just two weeks after the aircraft made its successful first flight. The aircraft, developed by Siemens, Diamond Aircraft and EADS, is the first to employ a so-called serial hybrid […]

After several months of adversity, the Diamond D-JET program is ready to continue its progress toward certification. Diamond Aircraft has secured the funding required to restart the program, and is in the process of rehiring the engineering and technical staff furloughed earlier this year at the factory in London, Ontario. Diamond North America’s president Peter […]

The new Conservative Canadian government has denied a $35 million loan request from Diamond Aircraft, possibly affecting the D-Jet program and the Canadian segment of Diamond Aircraft. The Liberal party had made it clear that, if elected, it would be in support of the request after Diamond laid off 213 of its 380 workers at […]