Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Diamonds are Forever … Until T.B.O.
LIFT (Leadership In Flight Training) Academy, the Indianapolis flight-training organization, has taken delivery of a new, Diamond DA20 aircraft. The sleek, single-engine trainer becomes the 47th Diamond aircraft and second DA20 in the LIFT fleet.
In 2018, LIFT launched its flight-training program in exclusive partnership with Diamond Aircraft Industries, which provided brand new DA40-NG single-engine aircraft and Diamond DA42-VI twin-engine aircraft. LIFT has subsequently become one of the largest flight training institutions in the U.S., and its students have flown more than 110,000 training hours in the Diamond fleet.
The new DA20s are equipped with Garmin G500 avionics and provide students a degree of continuity with the balance of LIFT’s Diamond fleet which features Garmin G1000 technology.
Ed Bagden, LIFT Academy’s Director of Operations and Academic Programs states, “We were strategic in choosing Diamond for their aircraft’s demonstrated safety and technological similarity to an airline jet, the company’s approach to cutting-edge technology, and our shared vision in creating an aviation career pathway that people find accessible and rewarding.”
In a statement mirroring Mr. Bagden’s verve, Annemarie Mercedes Heikenwälder, Sales & Marketing Director of Diamond Aircraft Industries asserted, “LIFT has been an excellent partner for us, and it has been a thrill to see LIFT students excel in this innovative program, which takes students from zero time to fully qualified airline pilots while training on our aircraft.” Heikenwälder further states, “Adding the DA20 to their portfolio is a testament to the strong partnership we have and the quality of aircraft we deliver.”
LIFT Academy is owned and operated by Republic Airways. The institution offers its graduates a defined pathway to pilot careers at Republic Airways.
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