LABACE, SA~O PAULO, BRAZIL, AUGUST 12, 2011 – Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. is pleased to announce the expected Brazilian Type Certificate Validation of the Total Eclipse Jet. Making its first appearance at the 8th Annual Latin America Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), Eclipse Aerospace plans to announce full Type Certificate Validation by mid-September of this year.

Eclipse has been working very closely with the Brazilian Age^ncia Nacional de Aviac¸a~o Civil (ANAC) since April 2011 to validate the United States Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Eclipse Jet Type Certificate.

“We have enjoyed our technical co-operation between our team of specialists and the those at the ANAC,” states Ken Ross, President of Global Services at Eclipse Aerospace. “We have received overwhelming support and excitement from the Brazilian Aviation community.”
“We have enjoyed the opportunity to work with Eclipse Aerospace team and we are looking forward to welcoming the operations of the Eclipse Jet in Brazil,” stated Edilson Manacero, ANAC Airworthiness Project Manager.

Eclipse Aerospace currently offers the Total Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet configured with the all-new Avio Integrated Flight Management System (IFMS) and certified for flight into known icing (FIKI). The Total Eclipse Jet also comes complete with a “tip-to-tail” factory warranty, new paint, and a new interior. Traveling at speeds in excess of 430 MPH (375 ktas) at altitudes up to 41,000 feet, this light jet consumes only 60 gallons of fuel an hour in cruise, making it the most fuel-efficient twin-engine jet on the planet.

The Total Eclipse is on display all week at LABACE through the Brazilian distributor AirStream Aviation at booth 5112. Demonstration flights are available. For more information about the Eclipse twin-engine jet, please contact Eclipse Aerospace directly, or go online to www.eclipse.aero.