Fri, Aug 05, 2005
$26 Million Order Makes Eclipse's Day
OurPLANE has placed what appears to
be its largest order, yet, for new aircraft. An order of 20 Eclipse
500 aircraft, valued at over $26 million USD (which consists of 10
firm and 10 options), makes OurPLANE the first fractional aircraft
fleet customer for Eclipse Aviation.
OurPLANE will offer the Eclipse 500 VLJ to both GA pilots (who
qualify to fly the E500 themselves) and small--medium size
businesses (non-pilots) throughout OurPLANE's 15 locations across
North America in OurPLANE's "Executive Program". Customers can buy
a fractional share on a brand new, fully loaded Eclipse E500 for a
fraction of the whole aircraft ownership costs.
"This is unprecedented and marks an entire new era", says Graham
Casson, OurPLANE founder and CEO, "now virtually every person who
travels-pilot, business owner or otherwise-can afford their own
private, personal jet thanks to Eclipse and OurPLANE." Casson says
"shares start at $349,900, with fixed costs of $3500 and hourly
operating costs of $369 making an Eclipse jet affordable for
everybody."
OurPLANE currently operates 22 new Cessna and Cirrus aircraft in
both Canada and the United States. OurPLANE claims that share
owners get up to 95% availability with their fractionally shared
aircraft, and proves it with average daily flying time of a meager
1.6 hrs/day. "There is a misperception that one gives up
flexibility and availability in buying an fractional aircraft.
Clearly our historical data unquestionably proves that is not
true".
"Eclipse is making history and as the leading VLJ and OurPLANE
is confident that they will meet our customers needs like no other
company or product currently available. I applaud Vern Raburn and
his entire team".
OurPLANE currently has twenty (22) new aircraft in operation at
fifteen (15) different locations across North America. OurPLANE
recently announced the purchase of 10 new Cirrus SR22 G2 aircraft
for delivery in the next 2 years, an order worth almost $4 million
US. The company features factory new Cessna 182 Skylane, Cirrus
SR20 & SR22, and the Raytheon Bonanza A36, King Air C90B and
Eclipse Personal Jet aircraft.
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