Tue, Jan 17, 2006
'Sunport 11' Part Of Company's Plan To Nearly Double Space
On Monday, Eclipse Aviation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for
its new primary assembly building, called Sunport 11. The new
52,000 square foot space (below) will house a new, state-of-the-art
assembly and manufacturing center, and will serve as a central
hub for Eclipse 500 production.
Several local and state politicos were on hand for the event,
including New Mexico Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman, and
New Mexico Congresswoman Heather Wilson.
"We set out to change aviation, and we are accomplishing this
goal with the help of this great city and state," said Eclipse
President and CEO Vern Rayburn. "As we move into aircraft
manufacturing and delivery, we will continue to rapidly expand our
physical infrastructure, growing from three buildings to six by
June of this year. This growth will allow us to ramp production to
four aircraft per day, and deliver on our order log of more than
2,360 jets."
Currently, Eclipse has three buildings in operation throughout
Albuquerque, representing nearly 200,000 square feet of space.
These include the company's Sunport 1 headquarters, its Sunport 2
final assembly building and the Sunport 10 friction stir weld
center, located off-field. The company plans to expand its
facilities to encompass six buildings totaling more than 350,000
square feet by June 2006.
All six buildings will be in close proximity to the Sunport,
with Sunport 1, 2 and 3 (center) located on the
Albuquerque International Sunport grounds.
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