Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Ethiopian Airlines Expands Their Flight Training Fleet With 2
Diamond DA42 NGs
Pilots hoping to fly for Ethiopian Airlines will be getting at
least some of their training in Diamond DA42 NG twins, and the
Austrian planemaker delivered two of the aircraft to Addis Abeba
(Ethiopia) after a ferry flight from Wiener Neustadt (Austria),
where Diamond Aircraft’s headquarters are located. The
aircraft were delivered on September 29th.
One of the aircraft was ferried by Dr.
Gerd Berchtold (pictured), CEO Diamond Aircraft, personally. He
handed them over to Capt. Lemma Tekalign, Manager of the Ehtiopian
Airlines Pilot Training School and his team.
The DA42 NG twin engine trainer aircraft, all equipped with Austro
Engine AE300 Jet-A1 engine and G1000 integrated avionics system,
will complement the already operated fleet of ten DA40 NG single
engine trainer aircraft and a DA40 NG flight simulator. This
supports the pilot training school (PTS) of Ethiopian Airlines to
educate high quality professional pilots with low operating costs,
due to the fact that the aircraft is fuelled with Turbine Jet Fuel,
instead of AVGAS.
The Ethiopian Airlines PTS trains pilots from the whole central
African region, and follows the latest standards in MPL (Multi Crew
Pilot License) training programs and training equipment to assure
that the quality of the pilots is up to top international
standards.
(L-R) Madge, Dries
Back a bit closer to home, Mr.
Christain Dries and Mr. Andy Madge, the Director of Air Traffic
Services at Cobham Aviation confirm the sale of the first Diamond
DA42 MPP GUARDIAN in the United Kingdom. After the
installation of special role equipment by Diamond Airborne Sensing,
part of Diamond Aircraft GmbH, the aircraft will be used for the
inspection and calibration of airfield navigation systems.
As well as being a very cost effective aircraft with very low
direct operating costs Cobham Aviation are extremely pleased with
the DA42's 'green' credentials. The very low fuel burn of
around 30 litres of Jet-A1 per hour results in very low levels of
pollution and the low noise signature minimises noise
pollution. Diamond Aircraft are also investigating the
possibility of using green 'bio-fuel' when this becomes
available.
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