Most private owners fly somewhere between 30 and 150 hours a year. Do the math and that's roughly 10-15% of the calendar in the air - while 100% of the fixed costs run every single day. Insurance, hangarage, CAMO, depreciation don't check your logbook before billing you. The same math applies to flight schools - even a busy training schedule rarely puts a single aircraft to 100% use, which makes a school just as good a candidate for a share as a private pilot.
North America worked this out long ago. Fractional co-ownership is simply how a lot of pilots there fly. In Europe, the instinct has stayed the same for decades: it has to be entirely mine, or I'm not interested. We think that instinct is costing owners and operators money for no good reason, so we built the structure to fix it.
Egmont Aviation now offers co-ownership
Buy a genuine stake in a brand-new Diamond DA40, DA42, DA50 RG or DA62 - the split is yours to agree with your co-owner, whether that's an even 50/50 or any other share that fits how you'll each use the aircraft.. This isn't a shared-use scheme or a club card; it's real ownership, priced dealer-direct with zero brokerage markup, governed by an SPV agreement that spells out access, running costs and your exit terms before a single flight happens.
Co-ownership program benefits
➤ A brand-new aircraft for a fraction of the capital;
➤ Flexible financing - buy your share outright with your own equity or bring a bank into the structure if that suits you better. Either way, the SPV keeps the terms clear;
➤ Aircraft location agreed between stakeholders - whether that's our own hangar in Airport Slovenj Gradec (LJSG) or another base that works for the owners. Wherever it's based- it's fuelled, cleaned and airworthy before you arrive;
➤ Maintenance can be handled in-house through our CAMO team and Authorized Diamond service center or by a provider you and your co-owner prefer;
➤ The obvious concerns - scheduling clashes, how the other owner treats the aircraft, who's responsible for upkeep - are answered on paper through the SPV, not left to trust and a shared spreadsheet.
Half the capital. None of the logistics. And modern Jet-A1 Diamonds actually stay healthier flown regularly by more than one owner than sitting parked between your own trips.
Who co-ownership is for
➤ Private pilots who want a new aircraft without paying for the idle time;
➤ Owner-pilots who want to upgrade to a twin or a newer aircraft without tying up full capital;
➤ Pilots building multi-engine time on a modern DA42;
➤ Business owners and families who want reliable access without running an aircraft themselves;
➤ Operators and schools looking for a shared-cost platform.
Ready to see if a share fits your flying?
Push the button below or write to us directly - we'll walk you through current availability (DA40 through DA62), pricing per share and what the SPV agreement actually looks like.
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