VLJ leader and established avionics suppliers team up to advance the revolutionary Eclipse 500

Albuquerque, NM — March 05, 2007 — Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the world’s first very light jet (VLJ), and leading avionics suppliers Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S), Chelton Flight Systems, Garmin International, Honeywell, PS Engineering, Inc., today announced a partnership to produce “Avio NG,” the next-generation Avio system for the Eclipse 500. Avio NG, an improved version of the Eclipse 500’s Avio Total Aircraft Integration system, has been in development for many months and is scheduled for production and delivery this summer. In keeping with a customer-centric focus, Eclipse will retrofit all Eclipse 500 aircraft with Avio NG by the end of 2007, ensuring a homogeneous Eclipse 500 fleet.

Seasoned automotive manufacturing executive to lead Eclipse 500 into high-volume, high-quality production

Albuquerque, NM — March 02, 2007 — Today Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the world’s first very light jet (VLJ), announced that Todd Fierro is joining the executive team as vice president of manufacturing. Fierro is replacing Paul Schumacher, who stepped into the role in an interim capacity in September of 2006. Fierro brings Eclipse 18 years of manufacturing experience at Ford Motor Company and will be responsible for all aspects of high-rate production for the Eclipse 500.

Phenom 100 prototype is on the assembly line and Phenom 300 design advances

São José dos Campos, February 27, 2007 - The Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 programs are making progress as planned. The Phenom 100 executive jet prototype is being manufactured at Embraer’s facility in Botucatu, where the successful assembly of several fuselage sections has been recently completed. Results confirm that the manufactured components fully conform to the CATIA V5 virtual product design.