By Murdo Morrison2021-02-26T18:00:00+00:00
The business began with a vow to disrupt a staid general aviation market by mass producing an entry-level jet for little more than the price of a piston aircraft.
Now, after more than 20 years of ambitious promises, missed targets, and run-ins with the bankruptcy courts, very-light jet (VLJ) pioneer Eclipse is again under new management, and operators of the Albuquerque-based manufacturer’s 280 or so in-service examples hope the turbulence is over.
Source: One Aviation
The original Eclipse 500 entered service in 2006
In early December, the assets of Eclipse Aerospace were acquired by AML Global Eclipse, a business backed by Thailand-based British entrepreneur Christopher Harborne, whose portfolio includes the Singapore-based AML Global business aviation fuel agency.