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Eclipse Aviation Secures Long-Term
Financing Through Agreement with ETIRC Aviation in Europe and Russia
Expanded partnership targets Eclipse 500 as the global standard
for very light jets
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — January 14, 2008 — Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer
of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), today announced it will
expand its partnership with European Technology and Investment
Research Center (ETIRC) Aviation. Read
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Eclipse Aviation Completes First 100 Airplanes Faster Than Any
General Aviation Jet Aircraft Manufacturer in History
VLJ leader sets record by certifying more than 100 Eclipse 500s
in only 12 months
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — January 01, 2008 — Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer
of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), today announced it has
produced and certified 104 Eclipse 500s since December 31, 2006.
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Third Phenom 100 Jet Takes Off For The First Time
Flight test campaign of the executive
jet progresses
Sao Jose Dos Campos, December 21, 2007
The third Phenom 100 jet took its first
flight today, from the test runway at the Embraer's Gaviao Peixoto
facility, outstate Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will join the aircraft
flight test campaign, performing interior function and reliability
tests.
This jet, the first to be completed in the
newly inaugurated hangar at he same site, will be outfitted with the
interior designed in partnership with BMW Designworks, USA.
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Very Light Jets Enter Fractional Market
by Eric Schaefer 11/02/2007
Private Jet companies seem eager to make use of the new Eclipse 500
very light jet. At $1.6 million, it’s already the most
affordable jet on the market, and access to the private flyers will
undoubtedly only increase as fractional companies begin to take
delivery of the first planes. Read
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Jet Makers Hope to Eclipse Expectations
Troy Hooper -
Aspen Daily News
Wed 08/29/2007 06:01AM MST
Long lines, maddening customer service and security hassles are the
usual reasons to switch from commercial to private jets for those
who can afford it.
But now there's a new lure: private jets just got a lot less
expensive.
The introduction of "very light jets" — a big buzzword in aviation
circles these days — has made owning a plane a possibility for
almost half the price of the next lowest-priced jet.
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North American Jet Charter Flies First Passengers On Eclipse VLJ
17-Aug-2007
By Karen Di Piazza / CharterX Headline
Industry News
Today, North American Jet Charter Group, LLC, became the world's
first on-demand air charter operator to fly two paying charter
passengers on the Eclipse 500 very light jet. On Aug. 14,
North
American Jet Charter became the world's first FAR Part 135
operator to receive Federal Aviation Administration approval to
begin commercial service using the Eclipse VLJ. This news is a
surprise to the aviation industry; everyone expected Boca
Raton-based DayJet to snag "first" in Part 135 approvals from the
FAA and first to fly passengers; DayJet is Eclipse Aviation Corp.'s
largest customer. Read more... |
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The Best Product Design Of 2007
This year's awards run the gamut from
"split-head" hammers to ultralight jets to savings plans for
shoppers
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one product that won the most awards--two gold IDEAs and one silver
plus one Catalyst honorable mention--was the Eclipse 500 Very Light
Jet by IDEO and Eclipse Aviation. The Eclipse jet won in IDEA's
research, interaction design, and transportation categories.
Yamashita had this to say: "The impressive point in this case is how
much economic value this program has created by using design in
strategic ways." Read more... |
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The Eclipse: Safety By Design
Pilot-friendliness means pilot safety, so this aviation company
hired designers from Ideo to create the flight deck for its SUV-size
jet
There's nothing easy about Vern Raburn's plan to revamp the air
travel industry with the introduction of the Eclipse 500 Very Light
Jet. The SUV-size plane, which seats six and weighs 25% less than a
Chevy Suburban, aims to make jet travel more personal and more
affordable—affordable, in this case, being $1.52 million, or roughly
half the cost of any plane in its class.
Thanks to an innovative engine that allows the 500 to land at some
10,000 secondary airports in the U.S., Eclipse also aims to break
the national "hub and spoke" flight pattern by making point-to-point
travel less expensive. Read more... |
