Additional Full Motion simulator increases customer training capacity

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — February 14, 2008 — Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the company's second Level D Full Motion simulator. The certification, achieved on the first attempt, comes less than one month after Eclipse received approval for its first Level D Full Motion simulator.

"As a start-up manufacturer, we are very proud to have received two simulator certifications on the first try, and to have completed both of these certifications in just one month's time," said Vern Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation. "After a seamless, three-day FAA inspection, we can now train 20 pilots every two weeks entirely in simulators."

Part 142 pilot training certification was granted last month by the FAA, allowing Eclipse to train and type rate pilots exclusively in simulators. Eclipse's simulator-based training is well underway and the first customer pilots have already completed their initial type training. By April 2008, Eclipse Aviation expects to have a third Level D Full Motion simulator in operation, which will allow the company to train up to 60 pilots each month exclusively in simulators.

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