Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Jet Service Will Begin Ops In Q2 2007
This is no April Fools story, folks -- Eclipse Aviation
announced Saturday the delivery of three Eclipse 500 aircraft to
DayJet at the Eclipse headquarters in Albuquerque, NM.
DayJet is Eclipse Aviation's largest customer, with firm orders
for 239 Eclipse 500s and options for an additional 70 aircraft over
the next two years. The company -- which is the first commercial
jet service to take delivery of a VLJ -- will offer point-to-point
"Per-Seat, On-Demand" services to regional communities using the
Eclipse 500.
"As our population and business centers become more and more
dispersed, air travel is more critical than ever to the health and
growth of our regional communities and businesses," said Vern
Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation (shown below with Ed
and Nancy Iacobucci). "We are proud to be playing a role in
expanding the future of air transportation by delivering the
Eclipse 500, the first of a new generation of VLJs that can quickly
move people from point to point across our nation. It is exciting
to be a partner with DayJet as they take the next step in this
journey."
The aircraft delivered Saturday will be used to train pilots at
Eclipse's facilities in Albuquerque. DayJet will put its fleet of
Eclipse 500s into commercial operation in the second quarter of
this year.
"Today is a major milestone for DayJet, as we begin to take
delivery of our Eclipse 500 jets," said Ed Iacobucci, president and
CEO of DayJet. "Like many great innovations in history, there is a
confluence of hardware and software advances that together, promise
radical change and benefit to thousands of regional business
travelers."
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