Archive for January, 2006Joining The Business JetsetTuesday, January 24th, 2006The falling cost of jet ownership and usage means that business trips by private jet may soon become as common as taking a taxi. For the full article please click here: Eclipse 5-Plane Test Fleet Surpasses 1,000 HoursFriday, January 20th, 2006Eclipse Aviation says its five-airplane test fleet has logged more than 1,000 hours in flight. For the full article please click here: Eclipse 5-Plane Test Fleet Surpasses 1,000 Hours It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A MicrojetThursday, January 19th, 2006Think of an SUV with wings. For the full article please click here: It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A Microjet Smaller Jets May Transform FlyingWednesday, January 18th, 2006America’s already crowded skies are about to become more congested. Taking off for the first time this year will be small, speedy, cheap jets that big airlines worry will cause traffic jams around major metropolitan areas. For the full article please click here: Smaller Jets May Transform Flying Eclipse Breaks Ground On New Sunport BuildingMonday, January 16th, 2006Eclipse Aviation will break ground Monday on a facility that will serve as the final assembly area for the company’s very light jet, the Eclipse 500. For the full article please click here: Eclipse Breaks Ground On New Sunport Building High ExpectationsThursday, January 12th, 2006Purchasing professionals searching for a good example of early supplier involvement in design need look no further than Eclipse Aviation, a start-up company in Albuquerque, N.M., that designs, certifies and builds very light jet aircraft. For the full article please click here: High Expectations Spectrum 33 Makes First FlightWednesday, January 11th, 2006Catching many by surprise with their announcement of a new bizjet at NBAA 2005 was one thing, but the news just keeps on coming as ANN has confirmed that the first flight of the Spectrum 33 took place on Saturday, January 7th, 2006. For the full article please click here: Spectrum 33 Makes First Flight “Baby” Jets Are Causing An Aviation Buzz But Will The Market Exist?Wednesday, January 11th, 2006Tired of long security lines and middle seats on commercial air carriers? An alternative is at hand: entrepreneurial air taxi operators envision a future in which business travelers are rapidly ferried between regional airports in small, fast Very Light Jet (VLJ) aircraft … For the full article please click here: “Baby” Jets Are Causing An Aviation Buzz But Will The Market Exist? Supplier Slips Hold Up Eclipse 500 ApprovalFriday, January 6th, 2006Eclipse Aviation has delayed US certification of the Eclipse 500 very-light jet from 31 March to late in the second quarter because of supplier delays, including a slip in one major vendor’s deliveries. For the full article please click here: Supplier Slips Hold Up Eclipse 500 Approval VLJs Planned Maneuvers For 2006Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006The day of reckoning is near for many very-light-jet projects that have been in the works for years now … for many, that day could come in 2006. For the full article please click here: VLJs Planned Maneuvers For 2006 |
