TBM and Kodiak aircraft continuedtheir market expansion with deliveries in 2025
Daher’s turboprop-powered TBM and Kodiak airplane deliveries in 2025 marked new program milestones and further expanded the customer base for these two product lines with owners, operators and public service agencies.
A total of 76 airplanes were delivered by Daher Aircraft during the year: 51 TBM 960s were from the Tarbes production site in southwest France; while 25 Kodiaks were provided from the company’s U.S. industrial facility at Sandpoint, Idaho, with this total involving both the cornerstone Kodiak 100 and the larger Kodiak 900 versions.
“Our teams remained fully mobilised through the final days of 2025 with one clear priority: delivering for our customers,” explained Daher Aircraft CEO Nicolas Chabbert. “Their efforts underscored Daher Aircraft’s capacity to stay focused on execution and customer commitments, especially as conditions evolved during the year.”
Among the 2025 highlights was the 600th delivery of a TBM 900-series aircraft, confirming this category’s distinction as the most popular since the TBM airplane family’s service entry in 1990.
The current top-of-the-line TBM 960 version benefits from Daher’s application of digital power, featuring a dual-channel digital Engine and Propeller Electronic Control System (EPECS); as well as the TBM e-copilot® functions with an icing protection system; flight envelope monitoring, and the HomeSafe™ emergency autoland system.
Daher Aircraft’s 2025 deliveries included key achievements in the multi-mission segment for both the TBM and Kodiak. The Canadian-based Conair Group received its second and third TBM 960s as “birddog” airplanes for support operations to fight wildfires.
In the highly demanding “birddog” role, the TBM 960s are continuously flown over a fire to monitor the affected area, assess risks, and strategize airtanker drops of water/retardant. During the introductory service in the 2025 fire season, the TBM 960s demonstrated their capability and reliability while deployed by Conair for aerial firefighting in British Columbia.
Overall, the top geographical markets for TBM deliveries continued to be North and South America, with more than 75 percent of the total going to these regions during 2025. Europe accounted for 23 percent of the 2025 volume, with 12 aircraft delivered.
During the previous 12 months, Kodiak deliveries by Daher Aircraft once again confirmed the significant demand for these airplanes in multi-mission roles, representing 30 percent of the year’s total. The majority was for law enforcement agencies, with customers taking deliveries of Kodiak 100s that included the Virginia State Police, New York State Police, and San Jose Police Department. A Kodiak 900 was delivered to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in the state of Arizona, while the first Kodiak 900 version for firefighting support operations was accepted by the Montana Department of Natural Resources.
The Kodiak 100 entered service in 2008 and currently is produced by Daher Aircraft in the enhanced Kodiak 100 Series III version. The larger and faster Kodiak 900 was introduced by Daher in 2022.
Daher Aircraft expanded its international presence during 2025 with the establishment of a Brazilian operation based in São Paulo, marking a key step in the long-term strategy to support and expand the presence of TBM and Kodiak aircraft in Brazil and across Latin America.
As of December 31, 2025, a total of 1,294 TBMs and 390 Kodiaks had been delivered worldwide, with the global fleet accumulating approximately three million flight hours.
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