The Diamond fleet additions will bolster training programmes at LIFT's new campuses in Galveston, Texas and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as well as at its newest campus at Tuskegee University, Alabama.

The first of five DA42-VI multi-engine trainers is now arriving with the Arizona academy and the rest will follow before the end of June this year.

The twin DA62 is a great fit for the South American market. Long-time authorised dealer Aeromot will establish an assembly facility in Brazil with first deliveries expected by 2025.