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Daher’s Decarbonization Plans Drive Towards Hybrid-Electric Aircraft, Composites

As the French OEM and logistics giant reflects on 2023, it restructures for growth amid challenges faced by the global aerospace industry.

The Eco-Pulse technology demonstrator made its first flight on all electric power in December. [Courtesy of Daher]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Daher is experiencing strong growth in revenue and orders across its aerospace, industrial, and logistics segments but faces significant challenges from global economic stresses, including inflation, supply chain disruptions, and difficulties in recruiting skilled talent.
  • The company is heavily focused on decarbonization and the energy transition, investing in initiatives like the Eco-Pulse hybrid-electric demonstrator and new technology centers (Log'in, Fly'in) that explore sustainable materials like thermoplastics.
  • Daher is implementing a "Takeoff 2027" strategy to strengthen profitability, which includes a major organizational restructuring into four distinct business units and empowering its leadership to drive innovation and support strategic acquisitions for future growth.
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With an increasingly global workforce of 13,000 employees—up from 10,500 a year ago—and 1.65 billion euros revenue on top of three years of revenues stacked into the order book, Daher is poised to leverage the continued growth in its aerospace, industrial, and logistics segments. That is, if it can navigate the ongoing stresses on the global economy, including inflation, supply chain constraints, soft pricing models, and difficulty recruiting the talented workforce it needs to capitalize on opportunities and fulfill the order book it already has.

Daher’s position demonstrates well the state of the global aerospace market.

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