Latest Facility Is Located In Pompano Beach, FL

Daher has formally opened the new location for its Airplane Business Unit’s U.S. headquarters at Pompano Beach, Florida with a ribbon cutting ceremony presided by company Chairman & CEO Patrick Daher and City Mayor Lamar Fisher.

This event attracted more than 300 attendees and brought approximately 30 TBM family aircraft to Pompano Beach Airpark (KPMP), coinciding with the TBM Owners and Pilots Association (TBMOPA) Safety seminar.

The new facility includes a 32,000-sq. ft. structural steel building with high-strength structure and foundations that were constructed to one of the world’s most stringent building codes, particularly with resistance to winds of up to 150 kts.

Within the building, two temperature-controlled hangars – one of which is equipped with a three-ton overhead crane – host the TBM Service Center for TBM customers based in the southeastern U.S. The new TBM Service Center can accommodate eight TBM aircraft simultaneously, as well a full spare parts inventory in a dedicated storage area.

With its resources, this facility enables Daher’s Airplane Business Unit to offer more services for TBM operators and customers, including avionics modernization, repair activities and full aircraft overhaul. Located near the city of Fort Lauderdale, its amenities include an automated 24-hour fueling system that enables Daher to increase its operational efficiency and better address customer needs.

Pompano Beach Airpark is an airport devoted to general aviation, where 160 aircraft are based.

Generating an average 160,000 aircraft movements annually, it is ranked as the 27th busiest airport in the U.S. The airport has an operational air traffic control tower that functions under terms of the FAA Contract Tower Program, and incorporates three runways – one of which recently was extended to 5,000 ft.

“Daher is a recognized industrial company in Europe, which aims at bringing innovative industrial solutions for our customers. Inaugurating this new location, the spearhead of the TBM family of aircraft, highlights our strategy to become well established in the United States in order to become a trusted partner for our U.S. customers,” said Patrick Daher, Chairman & CEO of Daher.

“Our city is extremely honored that Daher has selected Pompano Beach Airpark,” stated City Mayor Lamar Fisher. “There are numerous benefits of having Daher in our community, including its positive economic impact. In the near future, we expect TBM pilots to refer to Pompano Beach as the official U.S. hometown for the TBM.”

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