June 14, 2006

Eclipse on Target

Note story below.. This means Linear Air (http://www.linearair.com) out of Bedfore will be the one of the first airlines to have a VLJ... We should be talking to them:


Today Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the revolutionary Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), can see FAA certification on the horizon as the Eclipse 500 test fleet has exceeded 2,000 flight hours and completed the majority of required FAA certification testing. The company also announced that six customer Eclipse 500 VLJs are in various assembly positions on the production line. The Eclipse 500 is on track to achieve FAA certification by the end of this quarter and will be the first VLJ to market.

“Our test fleet of five Eclipse 500s continues to burn test points and build hours at a rapid rate. We accumulated more than 300 flight hours in the last four weeks,” said Vern Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation. “I am also thrilled to see the production line coming to life. Last weekend, the first customer Eclipse 500 forward fuselage was mated to the aft fuselage

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

What does this Net Atlantic company out of Salem and disgruntled employees have to do with ORH? Please advise, you little "mouse".

Bill Randell said...

absolutely nothing??