"We are on the verge of achieving FAA certification,
and are thrilled to be gearing up to begin delivering airplanes to
our customers... While the majority of our certification program
has been completed, we have faced ongoing supplier delays to obtain
TSOs for their systems that have pushed back our projected late
June certification by another several weeks. Although this is
frustrating to the customers that are so eager to receive this
aircraft - and the Eclipse team members who have been working night
and day to avoid this delay - we are very proud that the Eclipse
500 will be the first VLJ to be certified by the FAA"
Source: Vern Raburn, President and CEO of
Eclipse, speaking about the final road to certification for the
revolutionary VLJ