Eclipse Aviation Corporation Expands Skilled Executive Management Team; Chris Finnoff and Jack Harrington Bring Wealth of Aviation Industry Experience

Business Wire, May 1, 2000

Business Editors & Aviation Writers

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000

Eclipse Aviation Corporation today announced it has appointed two new members to its executive management team.

Joining Eclipse are Chris Finnoff, vice president of sales, and Jack Harrington, vice president of business affairs. Each executive brings extensive knowledge and experience in the aviation industry. Both will report directly to Vern Raburn, president and CEO.

"The appointments of Chris Finnoff and Jack Harrington exemplify Eclipse's commitment to building a stellar executive management team," said Raburn. "Chris and Jack have a depth of knowledge and expertise that can only come from long, distinguished careers in the aviation industry."

Throughout Finnoff's career his entrepreneurial approach and leadership style have generated notable success in bringing new and innovative aircraft to market. As president and CEO of Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd., he was responsible for aircraft sales service, support and aircraft completion in North and South America. He was also founder and president of Turbo West, which during his tenure became the largest Cheyenne distributor in the world, and Leartek, a technology venture founded to promote Learjet as a tool for high-altitude mapping and reconnaissance. Finnoff also brings a wealth of sales experience, as he was the leading salesperson for both Beech Aircraft and Learjet during his tenure at those companies.

Harrington brings to Eclipse extensive experience in aviation insurance, litigation and governmental affairs. He has been in private practice as an aviation lawyer since 1986 during which time he developed a noteworthy list of clients including aircraft and parts manufacturers and aviation industry trade associations. Harrington is a director of the Experimental Aircraft Association and participates as a member in the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, the Aviation Insurance Association, the National Business Aviation Association and the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association.

About Eclipse

Eclipse Aviation designs, certifies and produces modern, affordable jet aircraft that will revolutionize the transportation market. The company is applying revolutionary propulsion, manufacturing and electronics systems to produce aircraft which are significantly safer than those of today, that cost less than a third of today's small jet aircraft, are easy to operate and that have the lowest cost of ownership ever achieved in an aircraft.

The goal of Eclipse is to bring the word "personal" into aviation, making it possible for commercial air passengers to move directly between cities on a quick, affordable and convenient basis. It will also allow pilot owners to enter the world of jet-powered aviation. Contact Eclipse at http://www.eclipseaviation.com.

Eclipse is a trademark of Eclipse Aviation Corporation.