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March 29, 2023, 12:00 PM

Daher Plans To Up Production, Add Hybrid-electric TBM

Daher is boosting production capacity and plans to expand its product lineup with a hybrid-electric TBM airplane.

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Peter Sripol's ultralight electric airplane takes off from grass strip
Mar 30, 2023 - 5:11 PM
Development of electric aircraft by the experimental aircraft community seems to be lagging, but there are some interesting efforts underway.
Blue Line Aviation Piper Archer at Sun n Fun 2023
Mar 30, 2023 - 10:54 AM
Blue Line Aviation, a flight school in North Carolina, signed a deal for up to 115 Piper airplanes and announced an expansion into Florida.
Lineage 1000 managed by Falcon Aviation at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi
Mar 30, 2023 - 9:17 AM
Falcon Aviation Services will add four aircraft under a second air operator certificate from San Marino's Civil Aviation Authority.
ATR chief executive Nathalie Tarnaud Laude
Mar 30, 2023 - 3:00 AM
European turboprop manufacturer ATR shipped only 25 new aircraft to customers in 2022 as supply chain and staffing bottlenecks slowed production.
Epic Flight Academy Cessna 172 (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Mar 29, 2023 - 4:00 PM
Including its latest agreement for 15 Cessna Skyhawks, Epic Flight Academy has ordered 43 copies of the piston-single model since 2016.
Daher EcoPulse rendering
Mar 29, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Daher is boosting production capacity and plans to expand its product lineup with a hybrid-electric TBM airplane.
A330 MRTT MMF
Mar 29, 2023 - 10:22 AM
Belgium’s decision to increase its usage of the MMF tanker/transport fleet has driven the procurement of a further A330 to bring the fleet to 10.
Daher exhibit at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN))
Mar 28, 2023 - 11:58 AM
Daher announced several upgrades for its TBM 960 and Kodiak 100 turboprops and also named Simcom as its factory-authorized training organization.
Airbus A310 MRTT with refueling boom extended over A Do-DT25 drone
Mar 28, 2023 - 7:53 AM
Airbus's Auto’Mate technology successfully guided a series of drones to a pre-contact refueling position behind a tanker.
Cessna Caravan on floats equipped with Yukon prop
Mar 27, 2023 - 2:37 PM
Wipaire and Hartzell are showcasing the Yukon propeller on a Caravan 208B during Sun 'n Fun as STC approval is anticipated later this year.