Daher Aircraft has announced that it has expanded its global customer support network for its TBM and Kodiak aeroplanes. Additional US-based service centres now provide coverage in Alaska as well as the midwest and southeastern regions of the contiguous United States.
Service centres joining the network include Silver Sky Aviation in Wasilla, Alaska for the Kodiak; along with Victory Lane Aviation in North Carolina and Synergy Flight Center in Bloomington, Illinois for the TBM.
Silver Sky Aviation’s capabilities range from airframe inspections to heavy structural repairs and complex modifications for commercial operators and government agencies across Alaska. From its operation at Wasilla Airport (PAWS), this service centre offers maintenance and repair support for Kodiak 100s and Kodiak 900s operating in Alaska – as well as for Kodiaks that transit the state, including US government agency aircraft, which perform wildlife surveys and environmental monitoring. Among the current activities at Silver Sky Aviation are an annual inspection for the first Kodiak 900 to be based in Alaska, along with warranty-related work on an earlier production Kodiak 100.
Victory Lane Aviation has operations in North Carolina at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) as well as Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), with a coverage area that spans North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. It provides comprehensive maintenance from repairs to major inspections and overhauls. Daher Aircraft brought Victory Lane Aviation into the customer support network after this service centre demonstrated its responsiveness – including the capability to handle AOG (aircraft on ground) situations for TBM owners/operators.
Synergy Flight Center at Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI) is an authorised TBM service centre that operates under Muncie Aviation. It brings additional maintenance and repair capacity for Muncie Aviation, which has a coverage area that includes the states of Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky – and is one of the longest-standing members in Daher Aircraft’s network of service centres for both the TBM and Kodiak.
“Expanding our customer support network and reinforcing its capacity are strategic priorities as TBM and Kodiak fleets continue to grow,” says Nicolas Chabbert, CEO of Daher Aircraft. “By partnering with experienced service providers, we’re strengthening our ability to support US operators where and when they need it.”
