DAHER-SOCATA delivers first TBM 900 to Asia-Pacific

First TBM 900 to be delivered in Asia-Pacific region

DAHER-SOCATA delivers the first TBM 900 turboprop in Asia-Pacific to Jean-Jacques Bely, the founder and CEO of Franco-Asian Enterprises Singapore Pte Ltd (FAE).

First TBM 900 to be delivered in Asia-Pacific region.

Daher-Socata has delivered the first TBM 900 turboprop in Asia-Pacific to Jean-Jacques Bely, the founder and CEO of Franco-Asian Enterprises Singapore Pte Ltd (FAE), where it will be based in Australia.

Bely said: “The TBM is fast, comfortable and offers an excellent range – which is perfect for my type of operation, of which 40 percent is performed in Southeast Asia and the other 60 percent in Australia. I also was very impressed by the TBM 900’s low sound level in the cabin, which allows normal conversation without headsets – as well as its low noise footprint on the ground.”

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Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of the Daher-Socata airplane business unit, said: “We welcome Mr and Mrs Bely to the TBM family, and we thank them for being the ambassador of our newest model in the Asia-Pacific region – as Mr Bely is a long-range professional traveler. With its superior performance in terms of range and efficiency, we expect the TBM 900 will contribute to increase our very fast turboprop market penetration in Southeast Asia and in Australia.”

Immediately after the owner completes his aircraft type training at Airways Formation in Agen, France, he will fly with DAHER-SOCATA’s ferry pilot the TBM 900 to Singapore, and then to its home base in Australia.