An Italian company has become the first European corporate owner of the Daher TBM 930, following the handover in late June of the high-speed, single-engined turboprop – registration F-HSAL.
The French airframer declines to name the recipient of the seven-seat type, but Flightglobal identifies the owner as Salvagnini.
The company – which builds machines for processing sheet metal – is a long-time customer of the TBM family, having purchased its first model, a TBM 700, 17 years ago. This unit was replaced in 2003 by a 700B variant, and in 2006 by a TBM 850, “which was sold to a Benelux-based owner ahead of the TBM 930 sale”, says Daher.
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The aircraft are used to transport employees between the company’s factories in Italy, France and Austria, as well as for customer visits, Daher adds.
The airframer has a global inventory of more than 780 TBMs, Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database reveals, of which 130 are based in Europe.
Launched in April, the TBM 930 features a Garmin G3000 touchscreen glass flightdeck, Daher’s new bespoke e-copilot safety system, and a revamped interior. The $4.1 million aircraft sits alongside the baseline Garmin G1000-equipped TBM 900 in Daher’s line-up. The Tarbes, southwest France-based airframer currently has a total order backlog of 25 aircraft.
Source: Flight International
