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Eclipse Aviation Closes Its Doors

gkarris

gkarris

macrumors G3
Original poster
Dec 31, 2004
8,301
1,061
"No escape from Reality...”
The innovator of the "Very Light Jet" closes its doors...

Winner of the prestigious Collier Award (Innovation in Aviation) one year to bankruptcy the next... :(

(It's like Apple coming out with the Macintosh one year, and going bankrupt the next).

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090225eclipse.html

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dmr727

dmr727

macrumors G4
Dec 29, 2007
10,420
5,159
NYC
I feel bad for all the employees affected by this. Great idea, but doomed by poor execution and poor timing.
 
sysiphus

sysiphus

macrumors 6502a
May 7, 2006
816
1
Sorry to hear about it. One of my sister's friends just started working there a year ago or so...
 
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