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...