Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Newest Iteration of French Fave Proving Popular
Daher's 100th TBM 960 has been delivered to a customer, showing just how popular the newest iteration of the personal turboprop has been since its introduction.
The buyer is a "Californian businessman who is stepping up from a piston-engine airplane to this top-of-the-line member of the high-speed, turboprop-powered TBM aircraft family," according to a Daher release. That's a bit of a departure from the norm, as many buyers profiled with their new TBMs happened to be previous owners/operators of older models making a modest upgrade. The gulf of performance between the average livable piston plane and the TBM is a wide one, allowing a much wider spectrum of real-world missions to be tackled with ease.
The buyer, Kevin Kaseff, the President of Titan Real Estate Investment Group snagged his aircraft through Camarillo, California-based Avex, Daher’s authorized TBM distributor for the Southwestern United States.
“My home base is near Santa Maria on California’s Central Coast, which has very limited commercial airline service, so having a personal airplane is extremely valuable as I continue to develop my business,” Kaseff explained. “When I decided to upgrade from a piston-engine airplane to a high-performance aircraft, I searched the market and found that the TBM 960 was the best choice for me.”
Kaseff added: “The TBM 960 offers the efficiency I was looking for in terms of speed, range and airport access. And its turboprop engine generates less carbon emissions than a jet.”
“We are particularly proud that the 100th TBM 960 has been received by a newcomer to the TBM community,” said Nicolas Chabbert, the Senior Vice President of Daher’s Aircraft Division. “It confirms that the TBM 960 is the quintessential TBM – meeting the expectations of entrepreneurs like Kevin Kaseff, who require a safe and efficient individual transportation tool.”
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