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Simplified Regulations Are Spawning New Personal Aircraft
By simplifying rules for new and upgraded aircraft, the FAA has given aviation manufacturers incentive to roll out fresh—and safer—designs.

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You Can Now Lease an Eclipse 550 Personal Jet for Just $40,000
Ascension Air offers programs that include pilot training and multiple tiers of flight time…
One Aviation Releases Special-Edition, Factory-Refurbished Eclipse Personal Jet
The six-seat, twin-engine jet has a reworked interior and upgraded technology…
Eclipse Delivers a Serious and Single-Minded Speaker System
Eclipse’s TD712zMk2 monitors and TD725SWMk2 subwoofer put music under the microscope…
Eclipse Aerospace and Kestrel Aircraft Join Forces as One Aviation
By combining resources, the company hopes to more easily develop new aircraft…
The New Eclipse Aerospace 550 Personal Jet Enters Service
This is big news for the little jet that could…
New, More Efficient, Comfortable Jets Take Flight
Jet manufacturers unveiled a series of competitive new products, advanced technologies, and updated designs last month in Las Vegas at the annual conference of the National Business Aviation Association. Buyers were courted with bigger cabins, new engines that deliver more power while burning less fuel, and continuing evolution in cabin amenities that create a more […]
Pilot’s Delight
A number of highly anticipated personal aircraft appear to have survived the recession and are moving through their certification processes and toward production. Two personal jets (formerly known as very light jets), the HondaJet and the Eclipse 550, are almost ready to enter service. A third, Cirrus’ Vision SF50, has been revived by the company’s […]
FrontRunners: Airborne Again
Consider the new Eclipse 550 (www.eclipse.aero) an upgrade of the popular EA-500, which has been on the market since 2006. Eclipse Aviation, one of the first manufacturers to sell a small personal jet (formerly called a very light jet), delivered 260 examples of the EA-500 before filing for bankruptcy in 2008. Renamed Eclipse Aerospace and […]