Daher

Airbus Helicopters has opened a new logistics hub in Spain that will support rotorcraft production at its sites across Europe.

Since acquiring Kodiak in 2019, France’s Daher industrial group has increasingly integrated its Kodiak and TBM product lines.

Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.

New, more capable single-aisle turboprops have shaken up deliveries in the business aviation turboprop market.

TBMs and Kodiaks are single-engine turboprops that share some of the same major suppliers.

The U.S. Air Force has not taken delivery of KC-46 tankers from Boeing in more than two months.

Listen in as editors discuss visits to Bombardier, Textron Aviation and Daher, where they covered events and announcements from across the business aviation industry.

Business jet and turboprop manufacturers delivered 178 aircraft during the first three months of 2024.

Production targets for Kodiak aircraft are expected to rise to 25 in 2024, up from 18 in 2023, from strong customer demand.

Batteries for 100-seaters; Daher advances thermoplastics; UK CAA explores hydrogen; MagLev for eVTOL; Beyond flies fuel cell.

Daher is gearing up to test large components made from thermoplastic composites and pitch them for future commercial aircraft.

While acknowledging they have to improve competitiveness, Daher’s officials insist OEMs must accept price increases.

Round the world on hydrogen; first-responder VTOL competition; stop-fold tiltrotor; another Chinese eVTOL.

Piccard has partnered with Raphael Dinelli, an offshore sailor, test pilot and composites engineer.

Major aerostructures supplier Daher is prioritizing Airbus A320 component deliveries to help mitigate supply chain issues that have caused production delays.

Daher says the hybrid-electric Ecopulse demonstrator has now logged 1.5 hr. of flight testing in full electric mode.

Turboprop runs on hydrogen; USAF completes electric flights; SAF from ethanol; Hydrogen light aircraft flies.

Daher Aircraft delivered 74 TBM and Kodiak aircraft during 2023 and took orders for 100 with deliveries in 2024 and into early 2024, the company says.

An International conference agreement aims to drive global development of sustainable aviation fuel.

Airbus announced plans for a new conventional narrowbody in June. Now the French government is making it clear that the project is its top funding priority.

Elroy Air’s Chaparral, Electra’s Goldfinch and Daher’s EcoPulse take the next step in electric aircraft propulsion.

France’s EcoPulse distributed electric propulsion demonstrator—developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus—has conducted its first flight in hybrid-electric mode.

Boeing on Oct. 20 resumed deliveries of its KC-46 tanker to the U.S. Air Force following an almost two-month pause due to red-tape issues.

Boeing has delivered four KC-46s so far this year, with no handovers to the U.S. Air Force since late August.

Aviation Week Network’s SpeedNews updates from NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.