April 18, 2023
Diamond announced that they are working with Austro Engines to develop support Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for Austro-powered aircraft. Read the full article here.

April 18, 2023
Diamond announced that they are working with Austro Engines to develop support Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for Austro-powered aircraft. Read the full article here.

2025 Diamond Aircraft Owners Survey Results are in! 244 Diamond aircraft owners told us what they really think.

DPA board member and MEI CFI Trevor John Moody recently met with Diamond Aircraft and Take Flight Aviation to learn about the recently introduced Diamond Brilliance training program.

PistonPower / 26-Apr-2026 This response [from PistonPower] is prompted by an article submitted by Paul Koch and published on the Diamond Pilots Association website, with

After five years as a first-time owner, I learned the hard way that the Piston Power “Tip-to-Tail” is not the comprehensive coverage it sounds like: only specific listed items are covered, rates rise unilaterally every year, and you forfeit your entire engine-overhaul account balance if you don’t renew (even when the prices go up and the coverage level drops). I wish I’d had an attorney and mechanic review the contract first. Read my review on the Diamond Pilots Association website to avoid making the same mistake.
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Jet A powered Diamonds are looking “safe” from climate bans as we can use SAF – unfortuantely AVGAS powered planes cannot use SAF.
Here is the Australian Governments Aviation Green Paper (consulatatlion paper) on aviation to 2050. Lots of pie in the sky green dreams but they eventually admit SAF Jet fuel is the way to go in the next 20 years. Now just to get the cost per litre/gallon down!
General Aviation comes in on page 124
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/aviation_green_paper.pdf