Cessna 208b Grand Caravan Ex vs Daher Tbm 960 vs Piaggio Avanti Evo

The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX is primarily a rugged utility turboprop, optimized for short and unimproved runways, cargo flexibility, and regional hops. It typically carries the most people of the three, commonly seating around 9–14 passengers depending on configuration, but it offers the shortest range, generally in the roughly 900–1,000+ nautical mile class. The Daher TBM 960 is a high-performance single-engine turboprop aimed at owner-pilots and fast point-to-point business travel. It carries the fewest passengers, usually 4–6 in a comfortable executive layout (up to about 6–7 seats total), but it delivers the longest range of this group, often around 1,500–1,700 nautical miles, with notably higher cruise speed than the Caravan. The Piaggio Avanti EVO is a twin-engine turboprop business aircraft positioned between them in mission and cabin. It typically seats about 7–9 passengers and offers a range generally around 1,400–1,600 nautical miles, combining a larger cabin feel with jet-like cruise speeds for a turboprop.