Salt Lake City, Utah, 27 October 2011 – Northwest Aircraft has taken delivery of Daher-Socata’s 600th series production TBM aircraft – a TBM 850 version – marking a key program milestone and underscoring the on-going demand for very fast turboprop-powered transportation in today’s economic and operating environment.


Northwest Aircraft is an official Socata aircraft distributor and service center for the states of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. The aircraft is located at Northwest Aircraft’s Parent Company, Million Air – Salt Lake City.

“With the roll-out of Daher-Socata’s 600th TBM, we celebrate the success of this program. The TBM 850 continues to be a great choice for our customers desiring the capabilities of a light jet but with the operating costs of a single-engine turboprop,” said Bill Haberstock, CEO.

Launched in 1987 through an initial cooperation with U.S. manufacturer Mooney Aircraft before being developed independently by SOCATA, the TBM 700 was the first civilian pressurized single-turboprop to be certified and put in series production. After several evolutionary steps, the TBM program gained further momentum in 2006 with the TBM 850, which today remains the fastest single-engine turboprop aircraft.
 

About Northwest Aircraft:
Northwest Aircraft’s newly renovated facility in Aurora, Oregon includes over 8500 square feet of available maintenance space. Northwest Aircraft is the official distributor and service center for Socata in the states of Washington and Oregon. Northwest Aircraft is a member of the Keystone Aviation aircraft group which includes Intermountain Air and Million Air, both in Salt Lake City and Million Air in Provo, Utah. For more information, contact Marie B. Palicia at (801) 933-7564 or see www.nwaircraft.com.
                                                                                                         ###