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DayJet gears up to begin service

After five years of study and planning and spending and simulating, DayJet is within weeks of flying paying passengers on its small but growing fleet of Ec

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

July 3, 2007

After five years of study and planning and spending and simulating, DayJet is within weeks of flying paying passengers on its small but growing fleet of Eclipse 500s. DayJet founders Ed and Nancy Iacobucci developed the DayJet idea after running a traditional charter operation and deciding that very light jets (VLJs) offered a unique opportunity. The result was DayJet, a Part 135 charter operation that sells individual seats in Eclipse 500s for relatively short flights in the Southeast.

“This is the real deal,” said Ed Iacobucci during a mid-June press event. DayJet, which had taken delivery of five Eclipse 500s through June 15, plans to begin flying FAA proving runs as soon as Eclipse finalizes a fix to the jet’s pitot/angle-of-attack probe (see story above) and receives its 10th airplane. While the Iacobuccis had been hoping to be operational by the end of last month, the launch is now scheduled for late this month or early next.

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