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Interesting... Hawker Beechcraft Extends Lifeline To Orphaned Eclipse Owners

The Drama Continues...

David Green, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Eclipse Owners Group (EOG) has announced that the EOG has signed a nonbinding Letter of Intent with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC). The parties will now begin negotiations for a definitive binding agreement under which HBC would provide maintenance upgrades and other aircraft services to EOG members, consisting of individual Eclipse 500 owners. 

"Eclipse owners will benefit greatly by having Hawker Beechcraft as our service provider," Green said. "HBC's reputation across the industry and especially among its customers and suppliers is unsurpassed. This relationship is sure to create tremendous confidence in Eclipse owners that their planes will be flying for many years to come."

News of the LOI marks the first significant progress in the sad case for Eclipse 500 owners, since a flurry of activity weeks ago. As ANN reported, EAC entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 24, 2008 and converted to Chapter 7 on February 24 of this year. While at this time there is no formal deadline for a bid on the EAC Assets, the Chapter 7 Trustee says it intends to sell the EAC Assets as soon as possible.

Several parties came forward in the days afterward with proposals to acquire the EAC assets... but little has been reported about any of those plans since, as everyone involved waits for word on whether any of the proposals will be accepted by the trustee. Barring that, a liquidation auction could occur 'on the courthouse steps,' as it were, to sell off Eclipse assets.

In the search for a solution for Eclipse owners, the EOG will negotiate with HBC to provide the needed maintenance and support services to keep the Eclipse 500s flying in the event the EOG purchases the assets of the Eclipse Aviation Corporation (EAC).

HBC will provide services to EOG members through its Global Customer Service and Support operations.

"Hawker Beechcraft is pleased to offer Eclipse 500 owners the highest quality service and support in general aviation," said Bill Brown, HBC President, Global Customer Service and Support. "We look forward to this new relationship and keeping the Eclipse 500s in the air."

The EOG will own the Type Certificate and be responsible to the FAA and other regulatory agencies for the reporting and compliance required to maintain the Type Certificate. HBC will provide services and support to the EOG so that the EOG can perform its regulatory obligations and keep the Eclipse 500s compliant with FAA and other regulatory rules. In order to support service for the Eclipse 500s, HBC would provide service in designated HBC service centers.

The EOG also hopes that at some future time it will be possible to restart production of the Eclipse 500.

The EOG was formed to protect the assets of EAC necessary for the support, upgrades, and continued airworthiness of the Eclipse fleet on the best economic terms possible for current owners of the Eclipse 500; to evaluate the possibility of, and if appropriate implement, the purchase of EAC's assets by the EOG or its designee; and to take actions necessary or appropriate in connection with purchasing assets of Eclipse, including forming an entity and negotiating with maintenance and support providers.

The EOG was also formed to evaluate any proposals for the purchase of EAC's assets by other parties and, if appropriate, support such proposals if they are in the owner's interests. The EOG will continue to evaluate proposals presented by third parties for the purchase of the EAC assets. The EOG has entered into negotiations with HBC in order to provide a viable and very attractive alternative if the best purchaser for the EAC assets is the EOG, itself.

FMI: eclipseownersgroup@gmail.com, info@JetAlliance.com

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