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Increased Pilot Training Enrollment At Kansas State-Salina Campus Prompts Cessna Skyhawk Order

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Posted On: 10/11/2021 5:04:32 PM

“The addition of these aircraft is a major step toward our vision to meet industry demands by providing students experience from a primary trainer all the way to a business-class airplane," says K-State Salina CEO and Dean Alysia Starkey. ...

Diamond Aircraft Takes First DA50 RG Piston To Airshow China 2021

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Posted On: 10/5/2021 9:13:34 AM

Pilots from Diamond Aircraft Austria and Wanfeng Diamond Aircraft China spent 45 hours ferrying the DA50 RG some 7,033 nautical miles from Austria to China. ...

Diamond Aircraft Receives 2021 iF Design Award For Single-Engine DA50 RG

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Posted On: 5/19/2021 2:45:33 PM

Introduced in June 2020, the DA50 RG received EASA type certification in September, and Diamond expects to receive the plane’s FAA certification sometime this year. ...

Four Flight Training Schools Chosen For Textron Aviation Top Hawk 2021 Program

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Posted On: 4/22/2021 4:26:56 PM

The manufacturer has selected SoCal Pilot Center, Mike Smith Aviation, Louisville Aviation, and Lanier Flight Center to participate in its Top Hawk 2021 pilot training program. ...

Special Retro-Inspired Beechcraft Bonanza Entering Limited Production To Celebrate Aircraft’s 75th Anniversary

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Posted On: 4/21/2021 12:25:15 PM

Since the airplane’s introduction in 1947, Beechcraft has delivered more than 18,000 Bonanza aircraft. ...

Cirrus Aircraft Delivers 346 SR Series Pistons, Nearly 75 Vision Jets In 2020

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Posted On: 3/30/2021 10:06:46 AM

The SR deliveries make the product family the best-selling high-performance piston aircraft for 19 years running, Cirrus says. ...

Sales Of Embraer EMB-203 Ipanema Agricultural Aircraft Surging In 2021

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Posted On: 3/9/2021 9:56:43 AM

Embraer reports that its agricultural aviation division sold 19 Ipanema single-seat planes in February and 27 overall already this year, a two-month total that is 8% higher than total sales for 2020. ...

Textron Aviation Celebrates 65th Anniversary Of Single-Engine Cessna Skylane

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Posted On: 3/4/2021 4:52:57 PM

Since the plane received its type certification on March 2, 1965, Textron says more than 23,000 Skylane 182s have been delivered worldwide. ...

Cirrus Aircraft Commemorates 8,000th SR Series Delivery With 8000 Limited Edition SR Series Model

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Posted On: 2/1/2021 4:45:23 PM

The special aircraft will feature what Cirrus says is an industry-first Volt wing paint scheme that presents “unmistakable graphics and colors” extending into the plane’s interior with Volt stitching and embroidery on the door. ...

Diamond Aircraft Celebrates 500th DA40 NG Built At Its Austrian Headquarters

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Posted On: 12/23/2020 4:59:05 PM

The four-seat, single-engine piston airplane is designed for use in flight training schools and by private pilots; Diamond says there are about 2,200 DA40-series aircraft in service around the globe. ...

FAA Certifies Piper Aircraft’s Pilot 100i Trainer, Deliveries Underway

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Posted On: 12/18/2020 12:51:36 PM

The first of eight Pilot 100-series value-priced trainers, introduced last April at the SUN ’n FUN trade show, have been delivered to launch partner American Flyers. ...

St. Thomas Flight School UFLYVI Takes Delivery Of Jet Fuel-Powered Diamond Aircraft DA40 NG Trainer

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Posted On: 11/3/2020 12:31:09 PM

UFLYVI owner Matthew Stewart says the new plane will attract students “seeking the safety and comfort of this aircraft.” ...

Diamond Aircraft Relaunches Production Of DA20-C1 Two-Seat Trainer With Garmin Avionics

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Posted On: 9/23/2020 11:59:22 AM

The company cites strong demand for lower-cost, new single-engine training aircraft as the impetus for the relaunch. ...

Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG Receives EASA Certification, FAA Approval Expected In 2021

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Posted On: 9/11/2020 2:50:47 PM

The aircraft manufacturer says it expects deliveries of the airplane to EU customers to begin early next year. ...

Piper Aircraft Delivers Six Archer TX Trainers, Renews Purchase Agreement With ATP Flight School

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Posted On: 7/22/2020 5:11:49 PM

The national flight school operates 47 training facilities and a fleet of more than 400 aircraft. ...

Utah Valley University’s Aviation Program Receives Nine Diamond Aircraft DA40 XLT Piston Singles In Fleet Upgrade

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Posted On: 7/22/2020 10:59:13 AM

The aviation school has been training students in Diamond aircraft since 1996; the school says it values the DA40’s ability to complete both VFR and IFR training. ...

Diamond Aircraft Delivers New DA40 XLT Pistons To Middle Tennessee State University For Pilot Training

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Posted On: 7/21/2020 10:37:46 AM

The school has been buying Diamond Aircraft planes since the early 2000s and currently maintains a fleet of 27 Diamond trainers. ...

Diamond Launches Five-Seat DA50 RG Single-Engine Aircraft For Private Pilots & Charter Operators

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Posted On: 6/26/2020 9:05:11 AM

The single-engine plane’s launch has been delayed several months by coronavirus-related challenges, but Diamond expects EASA type certification by late summer and FAA certification by 2021’s end. ...

Piper Delivers Portion Of Order For Seminoles & Archers To Spartan College Of Aeronautics & Technology

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Posted On: 6/16/2020 3:19:26 PM

Per the agreement, the school will receive another 10 Archers by the end of the year. ...

Textron Aviation Marks 65-Year Anniversary Of Cessna Skyhawk’s First Flight

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Posted On: 6/15/2020 3:28:28 PM

The aircraft manufacturer claims the plane is the “most popular single-engine piston in aviation history,” citing 45,000 Skyhawk deliveries to date. ...

Diamond Aircraft Supplies Flight Training Adelaide With DA40 & DA42 Piston Aircraft

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Posted On: 4/29/2020 5:41:15 PM

FTA will operate a new Qantas Group Pilot Academy in Toowoomba and will use the new single- and twin-engine piston aircraft to help train future airlines pilots. ...

Diamond Aircraft’s Upcoming Five-Seat Piston DA50 RG Earns 2020 Aerokurier Innovation Award

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Posted On: 3/27/2020 3:40:05 PM

The award is one of several awards determined by voting among readers of the monthly German magazine Aerokurier; other notable Innovation Award winners included Pilatus, Cirrus, and Embraer. ...

Cirrus Aircraft Begins Deliveries Of 2020 G6 SR Series Piston Models Complete With Cirrus Aircraft App

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Posted On: 1/9/2020 3:39:19 PM

The app is the highlight of a list of high-tech features; Cirrus says it provides a “digital connection to the aircraft from virtually anywhere in the world.” ...