Quest Aircraft Company

What Quest Aircraft Company does

Quest Aircraft Company is a privately held U.S. aerospace manufacturer founded in 1998 and headquartered at 1200 Turbine Drive, Sandpoint, Idaho, where it hand-builds the Kodiak line of single-engine turboprop aircraft. The company offers two core products: the Kodiak 100 Series III, the original continuously improved model positioned for backcountry, floatplane, and special-mission operations, and the Kodiak 900, a larger, faster, and luxuriously appointed variant that extends the platform into owner-operator and premium mission use. Both aircraft are engineered to the latest FAA standards, featuring an innovative wing design, advanced avionics, robust landing gear, all-weather capability, and float-ready certification. Quest is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daher Aerospace, a diversified industrial group that also produces the TBM aircraft, and is led at the division level by Nicolas Chabbert, SVP of Daher's Aircraft Division; on-site management includes CEO Samuel Hill and founder Tom Hamilton, with 501-1,000 employees.

The company generates revenue primarily through one-time aircraft sales of the Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900, with a growing aftermarket layer through the Kodiakcare service program and a Daher-operated e-commerce storefront for parts and merchandise. Go-to-market is enterprise-style field sales executed through a global authorized dealer network and factory-direct demo flights, with marketing concentrated on the kodiak.aero website, email newsletter, and industry events such as the NBAA regional forums. Its primary customer segment is special missions operators (humanitarian airlift, wildlife conservation patrols, search and rescue, remote-area logistics), supplemented by private owner-operators and, via the Kodiak 900, luxury buyers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set through authorized dealers on a per-aircraft basis. Strategic capital was last raised in January 2016 via a $10 million round from Mitsui & Co, and ownership today sits entirely within Daher Aerospace's conglomerate structure.

Name

Quest Aircraft Company

Legal name

Quest Aircraft Company

Website

https://questaircraft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Quest Aircraft Company, a Sandpoint, Idaho-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Daher Aerospace, hand-builds the Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900 single-engine turboprop aircraft and sells them globally through authorized dealers to special missions operators, private owners, and luxury buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Aviation Aircraft

NAICS

Aircraft Manufacturing (336411)

SIC

Aircraft (3721), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Special-Mission Fixed-Wing Aircraft Manufacturing (ISR, AEW&C, Patrol) (IMABAAAH)

Keywords

• Single-engine turboprop
• Backcountry aircraft
• Floatplane operations
• Special mission aviation
• Utility turboprop

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandpoint

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Aircraft Sales: Quest Aircraft Company generates revenue through the sale of Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900 aircraft. These are one-time hardware purchases with potential for aftermarket support, parts, and maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quest Aircraft Company designs, manufactures, and sells the Kodiak series of 10-seat single-engine turboprop aircraft (Kodiak 100 Series III and Kodiak 900), built by hand at its facility in Sandpoint, Idaho. The aircraft are sold globally for backcountry, float-ready, all-weather, and special mission operations through an authorized dealer network and supported by the Kodiakcare customer service program.

Product overview

Quest Aircraft Company offers the Kodiak series of single-engine turboprop aircraft. The product line consists of two models: the Kodiak 100 (the original, continuously improved model famous for backcountry and float-ready capability) and the Kodiak 900 (the larger, faster, luxuriously appointed variant). Both aircraft are described as built smart, strong and versatile to meet the demands of any mission, featuring modern design meeting latest FAA standards, innovative wing design, advanced avionics, and all-weather capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kodiak 100: The original and continuously improved Kodiak 100, famous for its backcountry and float-ready capability. A thoroughly modern single-engine turboprop aircraft.
• Kodiak 900
• Kodiakcare

Products and services

• Kodiak 100 (Series III) A modern single-engine turboprop aircraft famous for its backcountry and float-ready capability, engineered to meet the latest FAA standards with innovative wing design, advanced avionics, robust landing gear, and all-weather capability. Targeted at operators needing safe, versatile aircraft for unimproved surfaces and remote missions.
• Kodiak 900 The larger, faster, and luxuriously appointed variant of the Kodiak series, featuring an enhanced cabin, higher speed, and luxury appointments for style and performance in a single-engine turboprop. Positioned as the Ultimate Getaway Vehicle for delivering passengers in style.
• Kodiakcare Customer experience and service program for Kodiak aircraft owners providing parts, maintenance, and support services. Operated as a dedicated support program alongside the Kodiak product line.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Daher AerospacecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerDaher acquired Quest Aircraft Company and now owns the Kodiak brand. Daher Aerospace operates as the parent company and parent brand, integrating Kodiak into its aircraft division portfolio alongside the TBM aircraft line.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Textron Aviation (Cessna): Cessna Caravan is the dominant single-engine utility turboprop with a comparable STOL/backcountry use case profile, an overlapping dealer network, and similar special-mission/government/NGO customer base — making it Quest/Kodiak's closest direct competitor.
• Pilatus Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 and PC-12 are established single-engine turboprops with strong STOL and special-mission credentials (military, humanitarian, skydiving), serving an overlapping rugged-field and government customer base with broader global reach.
• Viking Air: Viking's DHC-6 Twin Otter (and CL-415 water bomber line) competes in the same STOL/utility turboprop and special-mission (aerial firefighting, remote access) categories as the Kodiak, particularly for government and conservation operators.
• de Havilland Canada: The DHC-3 Otter and DHC-6 Twin Otter legacy utility aircraft remain a benchmark for rugged bush/STOL operations and serve comparable humanitarian, remote-logistics, and government customers as the Kodiak.

Broad incumbents

• Daher TBM: The TBM is Quest's sister product line under Daher Aerospace — a high-speed single-engine turboprop serving owner-pilots and corporate operators, sharing distribution, service, and certification infrastructure with the Kodiak.
• Piper Aircraft: Piper's M-class (M350/M500/M700) and PA-46 line competes at the higher end of the single-engine piston/turboprop owner-flown segment that the Kodiak 900 is now entering.
• CIRRUS AIRCRAFT: Cirrus dominates the owner-flown single-engine piston segment with the SR20/SR22 and is expanding into jet/utility aircraft — adjacent to Quest's Kodiak 900 buyer persona and overlapping on the experiential/demo-flight sales motion.

Emerging players

• Air Tractor: Air Tractor produces single-engine turboprop agricultural and firefighting aircraft with similar STOL/rugged-field capabilities, serving a partly overlapping special-mission (aerial fire, conservation) customer base.
• Epic Aircraft: Epic's LT and E1000 single-engine turboprops target the same owner-flown, backcountry-capable buyer persona as the Kodiak 900, and compete on cabin comfort and speed in the utility-turboprop segment.

Regional players

• Maule Aerospace: Maule builds light STOL/backcountry piston aircraft for similar bush-flying and remote-access customers as the Kodiak 100, though at a smaller scale and piston-only.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/questaircraft
• Facebookfacebook.com/questaircraft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quest-aircraft-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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