NEWS ARCHIVES

2012
April 16/12: Diamond DA42 NG Transport Canada certified
February 20/12: Diamond DA20s complete 100,000 sorties at USAF IFS program, Pueblo Colorado
February 1/12: Diamond Aircraft and Flight Training Adelaide announce DA40 fleet order
 
2011
October 28/11: MTSU Diamond fleet operational again after hailstorm
August 31/11: Diamond DA20-C1 cleared for EASA Night Ops
March 21/11: Diamond DA20-C1 gets European Gross Weight Increase
 
2010
June 18/10: Diamond DA42 NG flies with pure biofuel made from algae
 
2008
December 19/08: Diamond DA40 selected for the United States Air Force Academy Powered Flight Program
November 12/08: Saint Louis University’s Parks College selects Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft
November 6/08: Diamond Aircraft unveils new Lycoming-powered DA42 L360 twin at AOPA Expo 2008
November 5/08: Diamond Aircraft introduces lowest price certified glass cockpit training airplane – the DA20 with Aspen Avionics PFD
November 4/08: Diamond Aircraft announces Diamond Aviation Insurance Program
October 31/08: Diamond Aircraft selected for CAE schools
October 7/08: Diamond Aircraft selects ATP for factory-authorized D-JET Flight Training
October 6/08: YourJet Air Taxi Services chooses Diamond D-JET
October 5/08: Diamond Aircraft announces first flight of D-JET with new Williams engine
October 3/08: Middle Tennessee State University DA40 fleet grows to 19 airplanes
October 2/08: SwiftJet Chooses Diamond D-JET for its new affordable charter service in Canada
September 19/08: Diamond delivers 1000th DA20
July 28/08: Diamond announces DA42 New Horizons: Austro-Engine, Lycoming powered DA42s
July 28/08: Diamond provides update on DA50 Program
July 25/08: Diamond Aircraft announces DA42 position holder program
July 24/08: Diamond Aircraft announces DA42 Customer Assistance Program
June 20/08: Around the world in 40 days... in a DA40! 2250 nm nonstop from Japan to Alaska!
June 18/08: Chartright orders ten Diamond D-JET aircraft for its charter and managed fleet
May 16/08: Diamond Aircraft offers upgrade path to latest Garmin functionality, including Synthetic Vision Technology, to DA40 owners
May 14/08: Diamond records a very robust Q1 2008
May 8/08: Diamond Aircraft selects Mecaer America Inc. to provide D-JET landing gear
May 2/08: First Diamond D-JET fractional ownership solution launched with Smart Air
April 14/08: Diamond D-JET Serial Number 003 makes First Flight
April 8/08: Diamond Aircraft introduces Synthetic Vision on DA40 Diamond Stars
March 13/08: D-JET to get higher-thrust Williams FJ33 engine
February 16/08: Diamond Aircraft receives Government of Canada Investment Diamond announces that D-JET manufacture will occur at London Ontario facility
February 11/08: Diamond Aircraft receives production approval for Binzhou facility
 
2007
November 12/07: Diamond sales up as GAMA reports overall decline in piston aircraft sales
October 5/07: University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation orders Diamond D-JET
October 4/07: Diamond Aircraft Announces Garmin Software Upgrade and WAAS Retrofit Program
October 4/07: Diamond Aircraft introduces DA40 XLS and DA40 CS at AOPA
September 14/07: D-JET S/N 002 First Flight
July 23/07: Diamond Aircraft introduces DA50 Super Star
July 20/07: D-JET S/N002 Roll-out
July 19/07: Diamond Aircraft and Diamond Flight Training Devices...now available for training coast to coast, from Florida to Hawaii
April 19/07: Diamond Aircraft and Jeppesen partner to provide online pilot training courses
April 16/07: Diamond Aircraft injects new life into flight training: launches Diamond Flight Center Program
February 22/07: DA42 receives Aero-News Network Plane of Year Award
February 9/07: USAF-IFS program launched
January 17/07: DA42 receives Flying Magazine’s Editors' Choice Award
 
2006
November 17/06: DA42 for Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor Certifications
November 9/06: ATP places D-JET fleet order and is selected by Diamond to conduct D-JET training
November 8/06: Sabena Airline Training Center selects Diamond
November 7/06: D-JET wins Popular Science Best of What’s New Award
October 5/06: Diamond aircraft arrive in Pueblo for USAF-IFS Program
August 14/06: Aviation Consumer names DA42 Twin Star "Airplane of the Year"
July 26/06: Diamond D-JET Arrives at AirVenture 2006
July 20/06: Diamond unveils sensational D-JET at DiamondFest 2006 & announces firm pricing
July 20/06: Utah State University goes all Diamond!
July 4/06: Diamond D-JET flight test envelope expansion
June 23/06: First Diamond Brilliance Flight Center Opens
April 24/06: Diamond D-JET continues flight testing
April 18/06: D-JET completes successful first flight
March 1/06: US Air Force Pilots to train on Diamond DA20-C1s
 
2005
October 4/05: 1000 North American built Diamonds
July 26/05: DA42-TDI FAA Certified
July 21/05: Twin Twin Stars Inbound!
January 21/05: 10 years after: 10 year anniversary of delivery of first Canadian-built Diamond
 
2004
December 14/04: ATP receives first of 16 glass cockpit Diamond DA40s
December 2/04: Beijing PanAm starts commercial flight training with all glass DA40 Diamond Stars
August 20/04: DA42 Twin crosses Atlantic non-stop: first trans-Atlantic crossing of a diesel-powered aircraft
July 24/04: Diamond delivers Garmin G1000 equipped Diamond Stars
July 23/04: DA42 Twin inbound
May 13/04: DA42 receives EASA certification
 
2003
September 30/03: Garmin G1000 avionics system introduced in DA40 Diamond Star
August 20/03: Moncton Flight College accepts first Diamond DA20s
August 20/03: Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen leads flight of new aircraft to Middle Tennessee State University
July 3/03: Diamond Austria expands facility to meet increased production demands: Employees evacuated when unexploded bomb found
June 17/03: Diamond DA42 wins 2003 Aerospace Industry Award
June 5/03: Moncton Flight College selects Diamond DA20-C1
May 13/03: Diamond Aircraft and Middle Tennessee State University announce new aircraft for aviation program
 
2002
December 12/02: Diamond DA42 first flight
November 11/02: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University accepts aircraft for United States Air Force Academy training
August 8/02: United States Air Force selects ERAU and Diamond Aircraft for the United States Air Force Academy Introductory Flight Training Program
April 8/02: North American built DA40 Diamond Star FAA certified for U.S. deliveries