Daher’s Aircraft Division has expanded its maintenance support network in Australia with the appointment of Airflite as an authorized service center for the company’s TBM family of aircraft.
Airflite, which is based in Western Australia, previously received repair and overhaul approval for Daher’s series of Kodiak utility aircraft. Airflite operates from two primary facilities located at Perth International Airport (YPPH) and Jandakot Airport (YPJT). The company also operates a maintenance hangar in the southeast Australian state of Victoria at Moorabbin Airport (YMMB).
Airflite’s range of services for TBM and Kodiak includes structural repairs, avionics, batteries, propellers, painting, and nondestructive testing. The company has a mobile repair team that can support Daher aircraft across the continent. Airflite also is Daher’s aircraft sales representative in Australia for TBM and Kodiak.
To qualify as an authorized TBM service center, Airflite staff members completed Daher’s training, which includes a two-week mechanic course with a Daher instructor and training covering the TBM Total Care Program and warranty coverage.
- READ MORE: Daher Marks 1,100th Delivery of TBM Series
“We’ve been extremely impressed with the scope and depth of Airflite’s capabilities and its capacity, which is backed by rigorous internal training and a philosophy that mirrors Daher’s strategy of empowering employees in advancing the culture of safety,” said Raphael Maitre, vice president of customer support at Daher’s Aircraft Division.
Said Kristian Constantinides, Airflite’s general manager: “Our appointment by Daher as a TBM and Kodiak service center is a recognition of our level of expertise and commitment to maintaining and servicing these aircraft. It is a testament to the trust Daher places in Airflite’s capabilities.”
Airflite said TBM and Kodiak aircraft are well suited to operations in Australia, which is known for remote airfields and vast stretches between population centers. Daher noted that Air Gold Coast, a maintenance operation based in Coolangatta, Queensland, remains as an authorized TBM service center.
