Columbia Named Exclusive Distributor in New England, New York, New Jersey And Pennsylvania

Columbia Aircraft Sales Inc., and Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. announced today that Diamond Aircraft has named Columbia as the exclusive distributor for Diamond aircraft in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Diamond offers the most comprehensive fleet of modern personal and training aircraft, including the economical DA20, the G1000 glass cockpit equipped DA40 Diamond Star and the award-winning turbo-diesel DA42 Twin Star, named "Airplane of the Year" by Aviation Consumer magazine. The Diamond D-JET is a five-place luxury personal jet, powered by the FADEC controlled Williams FJ33 turbine and equipped with Garmin all glass flight deck and autopilot.

"Columbia brings more than 25 years of aviation experience and deep familiarity with aircraft sales and customer service across nearly every segment of the market," said Peter Maurer, President of Diamond Aircraft. "Their expertise, consultative sales approach and excellent reputation in the important northeast U.S. market will help more pilots appreciate the advantages of Diamond aircraft."

"Diamond Aircraft's lineup is an excellent fit with Columbia Aircraft Sales Inc.," said Columbia President and co-owner Art Maurice. "Diamond's aircraft range from primary trainers, to the exciting new DA42 twin diesel, to the state-of-the-art D-JET personal jet. This new product line will enable us to address a broad range of customer flying needs and missions, and we're already seeing strong customer interest in every Diamond model."

About Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc: Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. is dedicated to supplying the General Aviation market with the ultimate flying machines - safe, economical, inspiring aircraft. From facilities in London, Ontario, Canada and Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Diamond produces single and twin-engine propeller aircraft and a single-engine jet aircraft. Diamond builds the safest, most efficient GA aircraft flying today. By merging the best of leading edge technology with proven composite airframe materials and build techniques, Diamond is committed to providing pilots with exceptional aviation experiences.

About Columbia Aircraft Sales: The Columbia group of aviation companies includes Columbia Air Services, Inc., Columbia Fuel Services, Inc., Columbia Aircraft Sales, Inc., Columbia Air Services-RUT, LLC, Columbia Air Services-BHB, LLC and Columbia Air Services-LAL, LLC. With the combined strength of more than 100 service professionals and facilities in Groton, Connecticut (GON); Allaire, New Jersey (BLM); Rutland, Vermont (RUT); White Plains, New York (HPN); Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB); and Lakeland, FL (LAL), the Columbia group of companies offers a full range of FBO services, including sales, service, charter and management of jet, turboprop, and piston-powered aircraft.

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