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Company Watch - Eclipse Aviation

AirGuide Business, Sept 1, 2008

Aug 31, 2008

Eclipse Aviation says it "welcomes" a US Federal Aviation Administration independent investigation into the Eclipse 500's airworthiness certification, a process the company says was "one of the most rigorous" in the agency's 50-year history. The FAA has revealed that it launched a 30-day special certification review of the twin very light jet on August 11, headed by former Boeing safety executive Jerry Mack. The team, including seven FAA independent experts specializing in flight testing, avionics and certification, will investigate issues that include whether ongoing service difficulty reports dealing with aircraft trim, flaps, screen blanking and stall speeds were not adequately addressed during certification.

Aug 28, 2008

Eclipse will lay off 38% of its workforce three weeks into the leadership of new CEO Roel Pieper, who has buoyed numerous struggling companies with reorganization in his career. The layoffs include temporary workers on hire for less than six months but officials aren[sup.1]t saying which executive posts are among the 650 employees being cut. Eclipse maintenance facilities in Albany and Gainesville will lose workers, as will Albuquerque headquarters. Production of the Eclipse 500 will slow in 2008 but rebound in 2009 and climb above the present rate of just less than one per day. The remaining workforce will be 1,100 employees. Aug 25, 2008

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