See Eclipse at their display in Booth 2248, as well as the Static Display!

Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), returns to NBAA for 2007 with a full FAA Type certificate and production certificate in hand -- as well as the exciting ECJ POC aircraft. More important; the company is delivering Eclipse 500s and has opened two Eclipse Service Centers (ESCs). 

Seven years ago Eclipse Aviation started showing up on the aviation scene proclaiming its "New Way to Fly" campaign. At that time, Eclipse's president and CEO Vern Raburn was convinced that advances in turbine engines, digital technology, high-volume manufacturing and high-technology business practices could be used to create a whole new breed of aircraft and company. And now the dream of Eclipse Aviation and the Eclipse 500 is a reality.

Eclipse Aviation delivered its first customer aircraft on December 31, 2006. By the end of the second quarter this year, Eclipse had certified a total of 31 Eclipse 500s and delivered 22 to customers... and as of right now, over 50 completed airplanes have Certificates of Airworthiness. The company's state-of-the-art, high-volume production system is humming with activity as Eclipse assembles customer aircraft at the company's Albuquerque, NM headquarters.

The company has opened an Eclipse Service Center (ESC) in Albuquerque as well as Gainesville, FL, and has plans to open additional ESCs in Albany, NY and Van Nuys, CA in the coming months. Eclipse currently has more than 1,300 employees, nearly 2,700 orders for the Eclipse 500 and over 400,000 square feet of facilities available to ramp production up to four jets per day.

Did-You-Know?

• Did you know…Since delivering its first aircraft on December 31, 2006, Eclipse Aviation had certified a total of 31 Eclipse 500s and delivered 22 to customers by the end of the second quarter.
• Did you know…Eclipse Service Centers (ESCs) are now operating in Albuquerque, NM and Gainesville, FL.  In the coming months, Eclipse plans to open ESCs in Albany, NY and Van Nuys, CA.
• Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has grown to more than 1,300 employees and plans to add approximately 300 more jobs by the end of this year, and 500 next year.
• Did you know… Currently the Eclipse 500 order book consists of nearly 2,700 aircraft secured with deposits.

• Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has created the least expensive jet ever.  At only $1.52 million, the Eclipse 500 costs half that of today's small jet aircraft.
• Did you know… The Eclipse 500 is the quietest jet ever and is very environmentally friendly.  According to noise testing the Eclipse 500 significantly exceeds the stringent stage 4 sound requirements. The PW610F engine has also been tested to have a smoke number (SN) of less than five, while the regulatory limit for engine smoke emissions is a SN of 50.
• Did you know… Eclipse introduced the PhostrEx™ fire suppression system, another major innovation for the Eclipse 500, during AirVenture 2005.
• Did you know… Eclipse is the first manufacturer to use friction stir welding to assemble primary aircraft structures. The first ever public demonstration of friction stir welding was at AirVenture 2001.

• Did you know… The Eclipse 500 will have the most advanced customer care and training program ever created in general aviation.
• Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has 440,000 square feet of facilities in place with the ability to ramp up production to four Eclipse 500s a day.
• Did you know… Eclipse Aviation has more than $600 million of private equity and debt funding. 

• Did you know… The Eclipse 500 was introduced at AirVenture in 2000 proclaiming its "New Way to Fly" campaign. 

Be sure to stop in and see Eclipse at their display in Booth 2248, as well as the Static Display!

FMI: www.eclipseaviation.com