Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Will Display The Aircraft At EBACE
Eclipse Aerospace will display the first EASA certified EA500
aircraft at the EBACE air show next week in Geneva, Switzerland,
the company said in a news release Wednesday. This EASA certified
Eclipse aircraft is owned and operated by Air Taxi operator
JetReady, headquartered in Valencia, Spain. Eclipse Aerospace and
JetReady have been working together through the past six months to
finish the European certification and modification of the Eclipse
500 Very Light Jet.
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Eclipse Aerospace is now capable of delivering Eclipse EA500
aircraft fully conformed to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
certification and European Operation standards. The new compliant
models have begun shipping, and come complete with Flight into
Known Icing (FIKI) capability and GPS coupled autopilot.
Eclipse Aerospace also worked closely with EASA and FAA
authorities, to complete the EASA certified aircraft, as well as
develop a program validating the use of the aircraft in European
Operations as a commercial charter aircraft. Eclipse Aerospace
collaborated with JetReady, EASA and the Spanish National Aviation
Authorities to complete EU-OPS commercial operations
compliance.
“Commercial operations of the Eclipse 500 in Europe are a
high priority for Eclipse Aerospace. We are pleased that JetReady
has selected the Eclipse 500 for their charter and air taxi
operations, and we are confident that the Eclipse 500 will prove to
be a very economical and profitable aircraft for many commercial
air operators in Europe,” stated Mason Holland, Chairman and
President of Eclipse Aerospace, Inc.
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