Kansas City Aviation Center Latest Sales, Service Center

Diamond Aircraft told ANN Wednesday of the appointment of a new distributor. Kansas City Aviation Center (KCAC) has joined the Diamond network as the distributor for a key portion of the US Midwest.

KCAC, based at the Johnson County Airport (OJC), is a full service general aviation center that also offers new and used aircraft sales, maintenance, avionics, charter, aircraft management, parts and flight training.

"We are very excited about this appointment by Diamond because we are able to represent the most exciting, complete lineup of aircraft to our customer base," said Angelo Fiataruolo, General Manager of KCAC. "Diamond Aircraft has the reputation as one of the best in the business, from its composite airframe to its fuel efficiency and handling, and it has the best safety record in the industry."

"Diamond Aircraft is excited to be working with KCAC. We believe KCAC's reputation for excellence in aircraft sales and customer service make us a good match to bring more Diamond aircraft to this territory, and to ensure outstanding support to our customers," says Heike Larson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Diamond. "With our company's fast growth -- a 33% increase in deliveries in 2006 vs. 2005, and two new products, the DA50 Super Star and the D-Jet in the works ­- we are investing in strengthening our sales and marketing network."

The appointment of KCAC is but the latest change to Diamond's sales team. The London, Ontario-based planemaker also expanded the territories of several existing distributors recently. USAERO, based in Denver, has taken on the Arizona territory, with a dedicated sales person based in the Scottsdale area. Galvin Flying Services in Seattle has recently been awarded Alaska and Hawaii as an addition to their territory, and has already placed four Diamond aircraft into a flight training program in Hawaii. A&M Aircraft Sales in Chicago has taken over the state of Michigan.

"Our distributors are one of our biggest assets. Their local knowledge, and the strength of their relationships with our joint customers, help us provide excellent support to our Diamond owners in the field," said Larson. "They are also crucial in our recently announced Diamond Flight Center program, where they will partner with Diamond and local flight schools to bring the most complete fleet of modern aircraft to pilots everywhere."

FMI: www.diamondaircraft.com, www.kcac.com