Eclipse Aviation also announces partnership with Global Jet Services to provide superior maintenance training for the Eclipse 500

“Eclipse is dedicated to expanding access to private jet travel throughout the nation, particularly in areas that are currently under-served by commercial airlines,” said Vern Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation. “It’s critical that our Service Center network mirrors our overall strategy, and provides the highest levels of access, convenience and flexibility required by our rapidly growing and broadly distributed customer base. We will continue to offer new customer programs and grow the Eclipse Service Center network in our quest to set a new general aviation benchmark for service excellence and superior customer experience.”

Additional Service Centers Expand Customer Access
Eclipse Aviation domestic Service Centers will range from 5,000 to 40,000 square feet and will be staffed with Eclipse employees who are trained maintenance technicians utilizing Eclipse MRO systems. Eclipse plans to open and staff four additional Service Centers by the end of 2006 and several more by the end of 2007.

Eclipse’s additional domestic Service Centers will be located in:

• Van Nuys, CA
• Bay area, CA
• Boca Raton, FL
• Chicago area

The Gainesville and Albany Factory Service Centers will be operational by Q2 and Q3 2007.

Global Jet Services to Lead Maintenance Training for Eclipse 500
Also today, Eclipse announced that Eclipse 500 maintenance training will be conducted by Global Jet Services, a respected maintenance training leader. All Eclipse 500 service center employees and Eclipse Designated Repair Technicians (EDRTs) will complete the comprehensive training course in Albuquerque, NM, which will begin with an in-depth Web-based Eclipse 500 systems and operations tutorial. Following the Web-based training, EDRTs will go through an intensive, in-person, instructor-led course that will be conducted over a five-day period. In keeping with Eclipse’s commitment to excellence, maintenance training will be geared to generating the global understanding, hands-on expertise and level of personalized service required to provide an outstanding level of support throughout Eclipse’s Service Center network.

About Eclipse

Eclipse Aviation is in the business of designing, certifying and producing modern, affordable jet aircraft that will revolutionize the transportation market. The company is applying advanced electronics systems, manufacturing and business practices to produce aircraft that cost less than a third of today's small jet aircraft, will be significantly safer and easier to operate than those of today, and have the lowest cost of ownership ever achieved in a jet 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.

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