Daher TBM 960 on display at Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo 2024. [AVweb file photo]
Key Takeaways:
Daher is experiencing daily supply chain challenges, leading to two-year production backlogs for its Kodiak and TBM aircraft lines, despite continuous production and targeted delivery increases for 2024.
The TBM 960 has received significant safety enhancements, including a new system that detects unresponsive pilots and can initiate an autoland procedure if the pilot does not interact with controls.
Additional safety and operational features added to the TBM 960 include lights for yaw damper activation, "check gear" and "propeller abort" alerts, 3D SafeTaxi, and runway occupancy alerts.
Daher says it is struggling daily with supply chain issues that have slowed production.
At a news conference at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo 2024, Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of Daher’s Aircraft Division said the strained production has resulted in two-year backlogs for both the Kodiak and TBM lines of high-performance turboprops.
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Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
