New Network to Boost Flight School Standards

Diamond Aircraft has just established the Diamond Authorized Training Centers (DATC) program, through which flight training organizations (FTOs) operating Diamond aircraft can achieve OEM recognition as a flight training provider. Diamond Aircraft has signed Letters of Intent with four European FTOs.

Organizations 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. Those FTOs selected to join the DATC network will be entitled to use Diamond Aircraft branding in their marketing efforts and will benefit from enhanced support from Diamond Aircraft.

In early April at AERO Friedrichshafen 2025, Diamond Aircraft signed the first Letters of Intent with four Europe-based FTOs seeking to join the program: Germany’s Air Colleg Consulting GmbH; Switzerland’s Fliegerschule St. Gallen-Altenrein; the Netherlands’ Wings Over Holland BV; and the Slovenia-based Egmont Aviation Flight School.