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PC in hand, Eclipse steps up production
As of mid-May, Eclipse Aviation had begun construction of Eclipse 500 number 62, and numbers 15 and 16 had received their certificates of airworthiness, ac

As of mid-May, Eclipse Aviation had begun construction of Eclipse 500 number 62, and numbers 15 and 16 had received their certificates of airworthiness, according to Michael McConnell, Eclipse vice president of marketing and sales. Number 14 was delivered during the week of May 7. The manufacturer received its FAA production certificate for the Eclipse 500 on April 26, allowing it to issue standard airworthiness certificates without having to subject each airplane off the production line to intensive FAA inspection.

The first Eclipse factory-owned service center other than the Albuquerque, N.M. headquarters, in Gainesville, Fla., was due to receive its FAA Part 145 repair station certificate last month, and the Van Nuys, Calif. and Albany, N.Y. facilities were due to open in July and August, respectively, according to McConnell.

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