{"id":8144,"date":"2016-10-23T14:07:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=8144"},"modified":"2017-02-18T03:16:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T03:16:02","slug":"daher-delivers-tbm-930-to-andrew-mckenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/news\/daher-delivers-tbm-930-to-andrew-mckenna\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Daher Delivers TBM 930 to Andrew McKenna"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daher today announced the delivery of a new TBM 930 very fast turboprop aircraft to McKenna & Associates, LLC, whose founder, President and CEO, Andrew McKenna, is an aviator and eminent warbird pilot that frequently participates in memorial flight presentations, airshows and ceremonial events.<\/p>\n

McKenna was aboard the TBM 930 on its ferry flight from Daher\u2019s final assembly facility in southwest France at Tarbes to the United States.<\/p>\n

The TBM 930 acquired by McKenna was sold through Columbia Aircraft Sales, one of the leading Daher Authorized TBM Distributors. In addition to offering sales and services for aircraft and avionics, Columbia Aircraft Sales also provides its expertise in insurance and financing, market research and analysis, and lifetime product support for the northeastern American region \u2013 covering an area from Virginia to eastern Canada.<\/p>\n

McKenna will use the aircraft during business travels for McKenna & Associates \u2013 a strategic consulting firm that provides management services and fundraising for Fortune 500 companies, banking interests, national nonprofits and high-net-worth individuals. Before starting his company, McKenna served at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in the White House Liaison\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to welcome such a passionate aviator as Andrew McKenna into the Daher TBM family,\u201d stated Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of the Daher Airplane Business Unit. \u201cHis enthusiasm about our very fast aircraft is a fantastic endorsement for the TBM program, and he certainly will be an inspiration for many pilots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daher TBM 930 delivery to Andrew McKenna \u2013 2016 McKenna said the TBM 930 will give him new flexibility and mobility while traveling to visit customers and business partners. \u201cI was convinced about this aircraft after taking a trip with a TBM 900 owner, who showed me I could fly at jet-like speeds over long distances, while retaining excellent handling qualities right down to the airport traffic pattern \u2013 especially with the aircraft\u2019s great deceleration characteristics,\u201d McKenna explained. \u201cFor me, the TBM 930 is more than a business tool; I call it my \u2018business weapon.\u2019\u201d
\nMcKenna specified a custom paint scheme that reflects his passion for vintage military aircraft. Included on both of the TBM 930\u2019s winglets are silhouettes of the World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter and T-6 Texan trainer that he also owns.<\/p>\n

He described the TBM 930 as the best all-around aircraft value, with beautiful, clean lines. \u201cThe TBM is unique and special, as it has the look and pilot\u2019s feel of a P-51, but is highly efficient and very economical,\u201d McKenna added.<\/p>\n

“Airlines continue to lack the timing and routing required to run our business effectively, and we simply cannot spend days of wasted travel and lost time to see partners and clients,” he concluded. \u201cThe TBM 930 is an economical \u2018game changer.\u2019 It allows us to go directly to the destination and back, being as productive as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daher today announced the delivery of a new TBM 930 very fast turboprop aircraft to McKenna & Associates, LLC, whose founder, President and CEO, Andrew McKenna, is an aviator and eminent warbird pilot that frequently participates in memorial flight presentations, airshows and ceremonial events. McKenna was aboard the TBM 930 on its ferry flight from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-virginia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8146,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8144\/revisions\/8146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}