Polish Flight Training Group Bartolini Air Highlights Sales and Support Relationship with Daher

Poland – EASA-approved flight training and aviation services group Bartolini Air has highlighted its sales and support relationship with Daher, promoting the TBM 960 and recently introduced TBM 980 through its aircraft sales business. The activity diversifies Bartolini Air's commercial operations beyond ab-initio pilot training by linking its aircraft sales and maintenance capabilities with the European business aviation market.

• Bartolini Air's current published training fleet comprises 26 aircraft: 17 Tecnam P2008JCs, six P2006Ts, two P-Mentors and one CAP 10C NG used for upset prevention and recovery training. Its separate charter operation lists three Cessna Citation CJ1s and one Citation CJ2.
• Bartolini Air describes itself as an authorised sales representative for Daher and provides aircraft sales, maintenance and continuing-airworthiness support from its Łódź Airport operation. Daher also lists Bartolini Air Maintenance within its European TBM sales network.
• Bartolini Air is also an authorised service centre for Socata/TBM aircraft, with its maintenance operation holding EASA Part-145 approval and providing maintenance and continuing-airworthiness management from a 500-square-metre hangar at Łódź Airport.
• The TBM 980 was launched by Daher on January 15, 2026 after receiving EASA and FAA certification. It introduces Garmin G3000 PRIME avionics with three 14-inch touchscreen displays while retaining the PT6E-66XT engine, five-blade Hartzell propeller and FADEC architecture used by the TBM 960.
• Both the TBM 960 and TBM 980 have a published maximum cruise speed of 330 KTAS, a 31,000 ft certified ceiling and maximum-fuel range of up to 1,730 nautical miles at long-range cruise settings. The aircraft accommodate one pilot and up to five passengers.
• Daher reported in July that more than 30 TBM 980s had been delivered during the first six months following launch and that the model's orderbook was filled through mid-2027. The manufacturer was targeting more than 60 TBM 980 deliveries during 2026.

Source: Bartolini Air