The Federal Aviation Administration has selected
Europe-American Aviation to train its General Aviation Safety Inspectors with two
courses: Indoctrination and Light Twin Refresher. Technology is advancing so rapidly
that the FAA decided to incorporate specialized classes to keep their General Aviation
Safety Inspectors up-to-date on the latest aviation technology and equipment in the new
and modern aircraft. “We are honored that the FAA will do their training at our facility in
Naples,” states Mr. Mike Wilson, Chief Flight Instructor. Read More...

Tags: Training, FAA

On April 24th 2008 the manufacturer of Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) opened preliminary bankruptcy proceedings and a lawyer was appointed as trustee to manage the company.

Operating under similar protection as Chapter 11 here in the USA, Thielert discontinued all guarantees given to customers regarding Warranty for Thielert engines as of May 15th 2008.

The Diamond Twin Star DA42 operates two Thielert engines. These engines have life limited parts (e.g. Gearbox, clutch, pressure pumps and others) that have to be replaced at certain intervals. These parts were so far covered under warranty. The withdrawal of Thielert’s warranty promise means that the operating cost of the DA42 has increased by up to app. $200.00 per hour (!)

In order to cover at least a part of these increased costs, we regret to announce the following measures which are in effect immediately:

• The price for the DA42 will be $485.00 per hour

This new price covers the fuel surcharge (until further notice) in other words – no fuel surcharge for DA42’s

Although this drastic increase will help to cover a part of the additional costs, there remains some uncertainty of Thielert’s actual ability to deliver parts when they will be needed. As a consequence, we need to make sure that we use the available engine hours as efficient for our customers training purposes as possible. Therefore, the following restrictions apply until further notice:

• We cannot offer Checkouts on the DA42’s
• We cannot allow Rentals on the DA42’s
• We will not offer initial Multi engine training (e.g. Commercial ME)
• We will not offer Time-building flights in Twin Star aircraft

This also affects the Multi engine portion of our Cleared Direct program

• We reserve the right to evaluate, alter and deny any DA42 flight, based solely on our internal priorities, even on short notice.

We are evaluating alternative solutions to this situation and hope that these restrictions can soon be reduced or removed, based on open decisions from the manufacturers involved.

Until then we appreciate your understanding.

Update: Please also read the Statement by Diamond Aircraft

Tags: DA-42, TwinStar

See the D-JET mock-up in Naples, FL

Monday, March 24 from 10am – 4pm



Premier Aircraft Sales, Inc., will have the Diamond D-JET mock-up along with
the new 2008 Diamond DA40 XLS, DA42-TDI Twin Star and Mooney
Acclaim on display. Come see your next new airplane!

More Details in this PDF Document (140 KB)

Tags: D-Jet, Open House, DA-40, DA-42, TwinStar

Gulfshore Business portrays Europe-American Aviation in their February Issue:



Download the PDF Document here (1.8 MB)

Tags: Printmedia

Europe-American in the News at Plane & Pilot Magazine



Plane & Pilot portrays Europe-American in their Schools & Jobs column.

Download the article here as a pdf document (1.3 MB)

Tags: Printmedia

Europe-American in the News at Flying Magazine:



Robert Goyer got his multi engine rating in our DA-42 and wrote a great article about it.

Download the article here as a pdf document (1.8 MB)

Tags: Printmedia

Obtaining a college degree is an important step in your aviation career. During your flight training at Europe-American Aviation you can pursue a regionally accredited Associate or Bachelor degree by studying online with The Global Aviation Degree Program TM.

Europe-American Aviation is currently providing flight instruction for students enrolled in the Global Aviation Degree program offered by Utah Valley State College. Global Aviation is a regionally accredited department of Utah Valley State College.

Financial Aid for flight training is available for qualified students via Utah Valley State College’s online Global Aviation Degree Program TM. There are two types of financial aid available through Utah Valley State College:

1. Federal Grants and Loans
2. Alternative Loans

Students enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester may qualify for one or both types of financial aid. In addition to covering tuition expenses for the Global Aviation Degree Program TM financial aid can be used to fund flight training for certificates and ratings at Europe-American Aviation.

Please visit the financial aid section of UVSC at Global Aviation Degree Program.

Tags: Cleared Direct, College

With CLEARED DIRECT™ the world’s first Diamond Brilliance Flight CenterTM launches the first all Glass cockpit Career Pilot Program.

Just over one year ago, Europe-American Aviation EAA embraced the future by joining forces with Diamond Aircraft Industries to become the worldwide first Diamond Brilliance Flight Center™. EAA’s fleet now exclusively features Diamond’s complete line-up of Technologically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) and Diamond Simulation’s Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD).

“Our strategy was simple and straight forward” states Carsten Sturm, President and CEO of Europe-American Aviation “offer the best equipment in terms of training efficiency, safety and technology and customers will appreciate it.” Read More...

Tags: Cleared Direct, Training

On October 06, Bruce Batelaan, Chief Flight Instructor with Europe-American Aviation proudly received his Master CFI title. This title is recognized by the FAA and represents his extraordinary skills and ongoing commitment to provide high quality training. The flight school honored his latest accomplishment by awarding him with the quarterly CFI Trophy for outstanding performance.

Tags: Team