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Aviation News Item: 01061
5th Aug 2009
Daher-Socata Signs New Order for TBM 850
Source: fly-corporate.com
 Daher-Socata has sold a Model Year 2009 TBM 850 to the Carlisle Carrier Corporation's CEO Dave Metzler. It will replace his previous TBM 850 as a corporate transportation tool.
The new aircraft for Carlisle Carrier was ordered through Daher-Socata's Columbia Aircraft Sales distributor, and will be delivered before the end of 2009.
Metzler said the TBM 850 was chosen to replace his previous TBM after an evaluation of competitive jet aircraft, and his decision included advantages of the turboprop transport's range and advanced flight deck.
"The TBM 850 has exactly the range we need to visit customers as far away as Minnesota - which is a 1,000 NM trip from our home base in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, while also providing highly cost-efficient operations on typical 300 NM. positioning trips for our teams," Metzler explained. "The warranty policy of Daher-Socata also was a strong selling point."
Carlisle Carrier was created in 1990 by Metzler based on his two decades of trucking industry experience. The business started with five trailers, four owner-operators, and one customer. Today, the company employs 300 people and operates a fleet of 250 tractors and 1,000 trailers - serving 115 customers and completing 96,000 shipments annually.
Since its launch in 2005, the TBM 850 has more than 200 aircraft sold, and 164 delivered to date to customers around the globe.
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