Aircraft
Daher Prepares To Deliver 100th TBM 900
Daher has seen its latest turboprop sell well while it has successfully modernized third-party manufacturing.
Left, the TBM 900 assembly line in Tarbes. Below, a fuselage awaits mounting of the PWC PT6. The aircraft was announced in April 2014; the 100th copy will be delivered next month.
Left, the TBM 900 assembly line in Tarbes. Below, a fuselage awaits mounting of the PWC PT6. The aircraft was announced in April 2014; the 100th copy will be delivered next month.

Since Daher took full control of Tarbes-based manufacturer TBM last year it has invested heavily in the modernization of its facilities. Not only has the TBM 900, the latest generation of its single-engine turboprop, outstripped expectations, but its third-party work has gone from strength to strength too. Beyond former shareholder Airbus, for which it produces all the A350 main-gear doors, it also has a significant amount of work for Dassault, Gulfstream and Embraer.