Daher Shows Off Kodiak 900, 100 & New TBM 960 Styles

The manufacturer has posted record sales of the fast turboprop single and its stablemate since the 960’s debut.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 05:22 PM ET

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Daher has added a five-blade Hartzell composite propeller option for new Kodiak 100s—also available as a retrofit for earlier models. [Courtesy: Daher]

Key Takeaways:

Daher unveiled significant updates and strong market performance for its Kodiak and TBM aircraft lines, including a new 5-blade prop for the Kodiak 100 III, and record sales for the Kodiak 900 and TBM 960.
A key focus of the aircraft enhancements is noise reduction, with the new Kodiak 100 prop significantly lowering decibel levels and both the Kodiak 900 and TBM 960 designed for quieter operation to meet stringent international standards.
Daher is actively pursuing sustainability initiatives, implementing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in its fleet and developing electric propulsion technology through its Eco-Pulse demonstrator project.
The company announced Simcom as its new training partner for Kodiak aircraft, featuring a unique simulator capable of practicing off-airport landings.

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Daher kicked off its presence at Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo 2023 with a tour around its flight line—including the Kodiak 900 for the first time at the event in Lakeland, Florida, and showing off the sky-blue-toned Scirocco paint scheme for the TBM 960, which features black mask highlighting around the cockpit windows.

During the following media briefing, the news included important updates to all of Daher’s line—with some of the coolest news coming on the Kodiak 100 III.