TBMs Enjoy Second Best Sales Year Ever

ÒLast year's TBM 900 results clearly confirm the continued value of our very fast turboprop, backed by services that definitely meet our customers' expectations,Ó said Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of Daher's Airplane Business Unit, in a statement, ÒAdding to this is the continued enthusiasm from a global community of dedicated TBM owners and operators--our best supporters of the TBM.Ó

According to Phillipe de Segovia, director of TBM sales promotion, this is the second best year of the TBM program Ð the best year was in 2008 during the introduction of the TBM 8500 G-1000 equipped when they delivered 60 TBM aircraft. The TBM program was launched in 1987 and the first model, the TBM 700, was certified in 1990. By the end of 1991,70 were ordered, but only 28 the first year and 42 in 1992.