DAHER-SOCATA announced the sale of a Model Year 2009 TBM 850 to the Carlisle Carrier Corporation’s CEO Dave Metzler, which will replace his previous TBM 850 as a corporate transportation tool.
This order was finalized at the AirVenture Oshkosh show in Wisconsin - where DAHERSOCATA has a high-profile participation and numerous TBM owners and operators are present. 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 very fast 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 naut. mi. trip from our home base in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, while also providing highly cost-efficient operations on typical 300-naut. mi. positioning trips for our teams,” Metzler explained. “The warranty policy of DAHERSOCATA 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.
On the picture Cookie and Dave Metzler owners of Carlisle Carrier Corporation escort Ken Dono (Columbia Aircraft sales)
For more information, visit www.daher.com and www.tbm850.com

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