Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

Daher-Socata deliveries rose by 5 percent last year, with 40 TBM 850s handed over to customers, the French aircraft manufacturer announced today. This represents a 20-percent share of the turboprop market, up from 18 percent in 2012, and marks the fourth-best year for the company’s TBM since it entered service in 1990. The 2013 deliveries bring the total number of TBM-series aircraft received by customers to 662, of which 338 are current-production TBM 850s.

Daher-Socata Delivers 40 TBM 850s in 2013, Its Fourth-best Year

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