Amid an overall decline in piston aircraft sales, Diamond Aircraft isreporting a year-over-year growth in sales of 17 percent, bolsteredby a double-digit rise in deliveries of both DA40 Diamond Star andDA42 Twin Star aircraft. According to numbers last week released bythe General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Diamond’sfigures offer a sharp contrast to the piston market at large, whichGAMA reported to be down by 11 percent over the same period. In anews release, Monday, Diamond touted the fuel efficiency and range of its models, which offer pilots in-fleet solutions from trainingaircraft through piston twins to the single-engine D-Jet.
