Daher Delivers a TBM 900 to the First Spanish Customer
Geneva, Switzerland, May 17, 2015 – Daher announced today the delivery of a new TBM 900 to a Madrid, Spain-based company for corporate transportation – marking the first Spanish customer to receive this latest version of the TBM very fast turboprop aircraft family.
Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of Daher Airplane Business Unit, said the TBM 900’s delivery is an encouraging sign of business aviation’s recovery in Spain after the financial crisis that affected the country’s economy. “Our TBM 900 is well tailored to regular trips across Europe and the Mediterranean region for the Iberia Peninsula’s dynamic entrepreneurs, allowing them to reach more places for business in a short time, and at an affordable cost,” he added.
About the TBM 900 – www.tbm.aero
The TBM 900 is the latest member of Daher’s TBM family of very fast single-engine turboprop aircraft. It offers superior performance - a maximum cruise speed of 330 kts. – and high efficiency with a 1,730 naut. mi. maximum range and a fuel consumption at economy cruise of 37 U.S. gallons per hour. The maximum range and useful load, as well as the ability to land at small airports, are some of its customers’ favorite features.
TBM 900 deliveries in 2014 bring total TBM-series aircraft received by customers to 713 units, with this global fleet accumulating more than 1.2 million flight hours as of January 15, 2015.
About Daher - www.daher.com
Daher is an equipment supplier that develops Integrated Industrial Systems for aerospace and advanced technologies. By combining its expertise in industrial manufacturing, product and process engineering, logistics and transport, and industrial services, Daher designs and develops Integrated Industrial Systems. Daher has established itself as a leader in 5 fields of activity: aircraft manufacturer, aerostructures & systems, integrated logistics, nuclear services, and valves. Daher posts a turnover of nearly a billion euros, and its order book stands at around three and a half years of turnover. Driven by bold innovation ever since it was founded in 1863, Daher has established itself today as one of the major players of the 3rd industrial revolution.
