Tue, Mar 16, 2010
North American Jet Charters Operates 10 Eclipse 500 Jets
North American Jet Charter Group
(NAJet) announced Monday that it has received FAA Part 135 charter
approval for operation of its fleet of Eclipse 500 Very Light Jets
in a single-pilot charter configuration, the first company to do
so.
The ability to operate the Eclipse 500 VLJ single pilot in
commercial charter operations was made possible by the delivery of
fully upgraded Eclipse 500 aircraft from the new Eclipse Aerospace
company. The Eclipse is now certified and approved for Flight into
Known Icing conditions. In addition, the AvioNG system, exclusive
to the Eclipse 500 VLJ, provides the aircraft with centralized
control of virtually all Eclipse 500 systems and avionics
functions. AvioNG comes complete with ILS and GPS-coupled autopilot
functions that significantly reduce pilot workloads by simplifying
tasks, generating useful information and acting as a virtual
copilot.
“The cost to operate commercial charter flights is now
reduced with the single pilot certification. In addition the safety
of the aircraft is enhanced with the additional integrated
autopilot, GPS and navigation systems,” said Jud Wooddy,
Managing Member of NAJet charter.
With a fleet of 10 aircraft and growing in multiple cities,
NAJet expects to add additional Eclipse Jets to their fleet as they
are made available through the upgrade and refurbishment program of
Eclipse Aerospace. It is anticipated that other commercial charter
operators will also continue to introduce Eclipse Jets into their
fleet as private jet customers look for more economical jet travel
options.
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Matt Dillon, Director of Sales for NAJet stated, “Seventy
percent of commercial charter operations have a passenger load of
three people or less and a one-way travel distance of less than 750
miles. This is where the Eclipse 500 shines as its low operating
costs allows us to provide our charter clients with pricing at a
fraction of twin propeller aircraft or larger jets.”
The Eclipse 500 will be displayed at this year’s
Masters event in Augusta Georgia currently schedule for April 4-11
at Bush field.
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