Eclipse Aviation Closes Its Doors

[gkarris]

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

 

[dmr727]

I feel bad for all the employees affected by this. Great idea, but doomed by poor execution and poor timing.

 

[sysiphus]

Sorry to hear about it. One of my sister's friends just started working there a year ago or so...