Daher has released a new iPad application that allows future TBM 900 and TBM 930 owners to customize the paint scheme of their aircraft, while also enabling TBM fans to visualize the airplane of their dreams. This free application displays a full 3D view of the TBM that enables the aircraft to be seen from […]
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Daher teams with Jeppesen
Daher, manufacturer of the TBM 900 and TBM 930, and Jeppesen have entered into an agreement to bundle Jeppesen NavData and digital charts with the delivery of new Daher TBM very fast turboprop aircraft. This service eliminates the need for pilots to purchase avionics data packages on their own, as selected navigation data will be onboard and […]
800th TBM rolls off assembly line
TARBES, France — Daher recently completed its 800th TBM turboprop business aircraft, which rolled out from the company’s final assembly line at France’s Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport. The milestone aircraft was a TBM 930, the latest addition to the TBM family, which is in production along with the TBM 900 version. “The 800th TBM represents another important achievement and highlights the […]
Hartzell 5-blade prop now on 30% of TBM fleet
PHOENIX — Hartzell Propeller has delivered 230 advanced swept airfoil five-blade props for Daher TBM 700/850/900/930 aircraft since FAA approval in 2014. The announcement was made in advance of the Annual TBM Owners and Pilots Association Convention to be held Sept. 21-24. “Hartzell’s high performance structural composite propellers are now flying on roughly 30% of the […]
Pictures of the day: TBM reunion
Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS), also known as Walter A. Duncan Field in Peru, Ill., hosted a TBM reunion April 16. According to Albert Dyer, who sent in these photos, “Perfect weather welcomed the 10 TBMs that made Illinois Valley home for the weekend. Many other historic military aircraft also made the flight, as well […]
Keystone Aviation expands its TBM North American sales territory
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Keystone Aviation, a TAC Air Company, has expanded its sales coverage for Daher’s TBM very fast turboprop aircraft, adding four Canadian provinces and one additional U.S. state to its area of responsibility. The new geographic zone comprises the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia in Canada, along with the […]
100th TBM 900 delivered
Daher’s latest member in its very fast turboprop product line — the TBM 900 — has reached the century mark with the 100th aircraft delivery. The milestone TBM 900 was received by U.S. customer Dale Schneider, a North Carolina businessman who is an active airplane and helicopter pilot, having logged more than 3,000 hours. Schneider’s first aircraft was a TBM […]
TBM owners meet in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Daher and the TBM Owners and Pilots Association (TBMOPA) report record attendance for its latest annual gathering Oct. 7-11, with more than 100 TBMs — including 20 new TBM 900s, as well as the predecessor TBM 850s and TBM 700s — arrived at Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI). TBMOPA’s meeting of its worldwide membership included three days of […]
Exec Aero named TBM service center
Daher has appointed Orlando, Florida-based Exec Aero as the TBM Service Center serving customers based in Central Florida, and for all visiting TBM aircraft to the area. Exec Aero was created by former employees of Flight Express, a cargo and courier company that was one of the largest FAA Part 135 carriers in the United States. […]