NEW YORK, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
SiriusXM® and Diamond Aircraft, one of the leading
aircraft manufacturers in general aviation in North America, announced today that Diamond
will provide its customers with a three-month subscription to
SiriusXM's satellite-delivered aviation weather, information, and
audio programming services with the purchase of a new aircraft.
Diamond customers will receive three months of SiriusXM's
Aviation Weather and Information services plus the SiriusXM All
Access programming package, which offers the full spectrum of
SiriusXM audio entertainment. SiriusXM Aviation weather and audio
services are available in the continental United States and Canada.
"With a product line that offers the most complete range of
certified piston aircraft models from the two seat single DA20 to
the stunning seven seat DA62, SiriusXM Aviation Weather provides
services that meet the needs of our pilots", said Scott McFadzean, CEO, Diamond Aircraft
Industries Inc. "SiriusXM Aviation Weather's service availability
provides Diamond pilots with superior weather information to help
them make the right strategic choices at any altitude."
"We are very pleased to be working with Diamond Aircraft, an
established and well-respected leader in the industry," said
Dave Wasby, VP, Aviation, Marine and
Music for Business for SiriusXM. "Our team is proud Diamond
Aircraft offers our Weather service in aircraft across their
lineup. Diamond Aircraft is providing their pilots the
ability to experience critical weather features and information –
via uninterrupted service coast-to-coast from taxi to
touchdown. And adding SiriusXM's All Access package means
everyone on board can enjoy the best in audio entertainment – all
flight long."
Diamond Aircraft come optionally equipped with Garmin GDL69
avionics to deliver SiriusXM Aviation Weather features
including:
- High-Resolution Composite Radar updating every 2.5 minutes
- Surface Visibility
- NEXRAD Storm Cell Attributes
- 2.5 minute updates for Lightning strike locations:
cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground
- Base Reflectivity Radar
Plus other capabilities that ADS-B (Automatic Dependent
Surveillance – Broadcast) weather doesn't offer including:
- No line-of-sight restrictions
- No altitude limitations
- No gaps in coverage coast-to-coast
- Weather & Info from taxi to landing
A three-month subscription to SiriusXM's satellite-delivered
aviation weather, information, and audio programming services are
available on the following popular Diamond models – DA40NG,
DA40XLT, DA42-VI, DA42-L360, and DA62.
The All Access audio programming package is SiriusXM's most
extensive offering and includes Howard
Stern, every NFL, MLB®, and NBA game, every
NASCAR® race, plus NHL® games, PGA
TOUR® coverage and live college sports, as well as
SiriusXM's wide variety of commercial-free music, plus talk
programming, comedy and several exclusive online-only channels.
All-Access subscribers also get access to SiriusXM programming when
they are not in the air, on the SiriusXM app and online at
www.siriusxm.com.
About Diamond Aircraft
Diamond Aircraft, headquartered in Austria with facilities in Canada and China, is amongst the leading aircraft
manufacturer in General Aviation. Founded in 1981, Diamond has
pioneered many aviation firsts and achieved numerous milestones and
industry expert accolades. Today, Diamond Aircraft has more than
1,000 employees worldwide and offers the most complete range of
certified piston aircraft models: from the 2 seat single DA20 to
the stunning 7 seat DA62. With its complete line of piston aircraft
including a dedicated flight training concept with Single Engine
Piston (DA40 NG, DA40XLT) and Multi Engine Piston (DA42-VI,
DA42-L360) trainers, along with type-specific flight training
simulators and proprietary engines, Diamond Aircraft is the only
sole source provider in the fleet training market. Diamond Aircraft
also made a footprint in the special mission market with the remote
sensing turnkey solutions DA42 MPP and DA62 MPP and the soon to be
certified aerobatic turboprop tandem trainer series DART. Diamond
Aircraft uses proprietary lead-free jet fuel piston engines, made
by Austro Engine GmbH (a 100% subsidiary of Diamond Aircraft
Austria), for the DA40NG, DA42-VI and DA62. Every one of Diamond's
aircraft shares a common DNA, incorporating leading edge
technology, not for the sake of innovation, but for superior
performance, efficiency and safety. Over 5,000 Diamond airplanes
are flown by private pilots, professional flight training operators
and institutions worldwide.
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at www.diamondaircraft.com/en/about-diamond/newsroom, contact
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About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
audio entertainment company, and the premier programmer and
platform for subscription- and advertising-supported audio
products. With the recent addition of Pandora, the largest
streaming music provider in the U.S., SiriusXM reaches more than
100 million people with its audio products. For more about the new
SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
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212-901-6693
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Kevin Bruns
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Scott McFadzean
Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc.
519-280-3204
s.mcfadzean@diamondaircraft.com
Annemarie Mercedes Heikenwälder
Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc.
514-951-0861
a.heikenwalder@diamondaircraft.com
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