Daher has revealed a series of avionics and systems enhancements for its Kodiak 900 and Kodiak 100 Series III aircraft, set for rollout in 2025. These upgrades aim to boost operability, ease of maintenance, and flight safety, while also aligning the Kodiak models more closely with Daher’s flagship TBM 960, enhancing commonality across the fleet. […]
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The use of Daher’s TBM and Kodiak aircraft families in multi-mission roles has expanded with the delivery of two newly produced TBM 960s as “birddog” aircraft for Conair Group Inc.’s wildfire-fighting operations. Conair’s selection of the TBM 960—following an in-depth analysis of 50 aircraft types by the Canadian-based company—marks the first time the TBM has
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Daher has officially inaugurated its new technology centre, Fly’in, which is dedicated to sustainable aviation. Situated at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport in southwestern France, this 2,100 m² centre of excellence underscores Daher’s commitment to environmentally friendly aviation and represents a pivotal step in the sustainable transformation of the aerospace sector. With the opening of Fly’in at
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Daher has launched the Daher Learning Centre in Colomiers, near Toulouse, France, to address the growing demand for technical skills in the aerospace industry and support the rapid pace of industrial programmes. The 1,000 m² facility, including a state-of-the-art 650 m² technical workshop, is designed to provide tailored training for up to 40 learners at
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The Board of Directors of Daher Group has appointed Didier Kayat as the new Chairman of the Board, succeeding Patrick Daher, who has held the position since 2016. Kayat will continue to serve as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer. Olivier Genis will assume the role of Vice President of the Board. These leadership changes are
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EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus to support aviation’s decarbonisation roadmap, has successfully performed its first flight test in hybrid-electric mode. The demonstrator flew with its ePropellers activated, powered by a battery and a turbo generator. EcoPulse took off from Tarbes Airport (France) on November 29, at
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Daher has delivered a turboprop-powered Kodiak 100 to the North Carolina Forest Service’s Aviation Division, which becomes a new customer as well as the initial operator of this multi-mission aircraft equipped with a composite five-blade propeller. The North Carolina Forest Service will utilise its Kodiak 100 as a “load aircraft,” which carries equipment and supplies
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French industrial conglomerate Daher has announced the closing of its acquisition of fellow French enterprise Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale (AAA). Both highly ranked in their individual fields of industrial services for civil and defense aerospace, the merger will see Daher become better able to respond to the sector’s needs in the context of sharp increases
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Having announced their joint venture at the Parish Air Show in 2019, Daher, Safran and Airbus have unveiled the results of their collaboration, the EcoPulse, to the public at this year’s Paris Air Show. The EcoPulse is a hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator which has already successfully passed ground tests and is due to perform
