Daher Confirms It Will Produce TBM and Kodiak Aircraft in Florida Facility

EAA AirVenture 2023

Daher Confirms Kodiak and TBM Production in Florida

Daher intends to establish second production lines for TBM and Kodiak aircraft at a new facility in Stuart, Florida, acquired from Spirit AeroSystems.

Daher TBM 960 five-bladed propeller — Daher's TBM 960 features Hartzell's composite Raptor propeller, which lowers takeoff distance and delivers faster climb, and cruise speeds. (Photo: Matt Thurber/AIN)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

July 25, 2023

Nicholas Chabbert, Daher aircraft division senior v-p, this week at EAA AirVenture reconfirmed plans announced in April at Sun 'n Fun Aero Expo to establish a second production line for its Kodiak and TBM turboprop aircraft at a former Spirit AeroSystems plant it recently acquired in Stuart, Florida. Chabbert and other Daher executives stressed that production of the Kodiak would also continue in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for the TBM 900 series in Tarbes, France, but that the Stuart facility would be used in concert with those facilities to meet the increasing aircraft demand. The Florida production lines will likely open in two to three years.

Daher plans to deliver eight of its Kodiak 900s this year and 15 in 2024; however, deliveries of its shorter Kodiak 100 Series III will still constitute two-thirds of Kodiak deliveries in 2023 and 50 percent in 2024. Chabbert said the first Kodiak 900 was recently delivered into Europe, which he called “a big market for the airplane.” Overall, 325 Kodiaks have been delivered to date, with total fleet hours approaching 350,000.

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