Aircraft
Modifications under way, Eclipse focuses on parts
Eclipse Aerospace held a supplier summit on October 27 for manufacturers and vendors of Eclipse EA500 very light jet components.

Eclipse Aerospace held a supplier summit on October 27 for manufacturers and vendors of Eclipse EA500 very light jet components. Eclipse Aerospace
purchased the assets of bankrupt manufacturer Eclipse Aviation on September 1 and is focusing on supporting the existing fleet of EA500 VLJs. Not all suppliers plan to continue making EA500 parts, according to an Eclipse Aerospace customer communiqué issued October 5, “and our team is in the process of qualifying new sources for these parts.”

The FAA and EASA formally reinstated the EA500’s U.S. and European type certificates on September 30, three years to the day from when the jet’s original full FAA type certificate was issued, and by some reports, after $1.3 billion was spent on the program through the
final bankruptcy earlier this year.

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