19 May 2025
Diamond Aircraft is setting up a network of authorised training centres. Training organisations operating Diamond aircraft can achieve manufacturer recognition as a leading flight training provider.
“Diamond Aircraft is unmatched in the flight training world, with a huge and growing number of flight schools rightly relying on Diamond aircraft to train their students,” said Jane Wang, Director for Sales, Marketing, and Flight Operations at Diamond Aircraft Austria.
Aircraft such as Diamond’s DA42 are in demand for pilot training
“The stamp of approval we can provide Flight Training Organisations (FTOs) through the Diamond Authorised Training Centres (DATC) programme means students will know that they are not only learning to fly in the ultimate training aircraft, but the training they are receiving is first-class, too.”
Organisations applying for recognition as a DATC agree to undergo inspection by Diamond Aircraft’s flight training specialists to evaluate their facilities, operations, and flight training methodology.
In early April at AERO Friedrichshafen 2025, Diamond Aircraft signed the first Letters of Intent with four Europe-based FTOs seeking to join the programme. They are:
As well as aircraft, Diamond also has flight training simulators
Felix Michnacs, Managing Director at Air Colleg Consulting, said: “As a flight school solely for private pilots, evolving our long-standing partnership with Diamond Aircraft by being selected as the first Diamond Authorised Training Centre in Germany is an incredible honour and milestone for us. It attests to our excellent track record in consistently providing the best possible training for private pilots, utilizing an exclusive fleet of Diamond Aircraft DA40 NG and DA62.”
Diamond Aircraft has a range of piston aircraft including a dedicated flight training concept with Single Engine Piston (DA40 NG, DA40 XLT) and Multi Engine Piston (DA42-VI) trainers, along with type-specific flight training simulators and proprietary jet-fuel engines.
