Eclipse Aviation Corporation
Type	Private
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Key people	Founder and CEO, Vern Raburn
Industry	Aerospace
Products	Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet aircraft
Employees	500
Slogan	"(Creating) affordable jet aircraft that will revolutionize the transportation market."
Website	www.eclipseaviation.com

Eclipse Aviation Corporation is an Albuquerque, New Mexico based manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet (VLJ). Founded in 1998 by former Microsoft employee Vern Raburn, the company employs about 500 people with plans to double that number in 2007. Nearly 2,500 orders for the Eclipse 500 jet have been secured, with the first order belonging to Dave Crowe. The company plans to open facilities in New York and Florida. The facility in Florida is currently under construction at the Gainesville Regional Airport GNV. Image File history File links Eclipse_aviation_logo. ... A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... Albuquerque redirects here. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Eclipse 500 VLJ. Note the straight wing design with small wingtip fuel tanks The Eclipse 500 is a small, six seat business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation. ... Eclipse 500 VLJ A Very Light Jet (VLJ) is a small jet aircraft approved for single-pilot operation. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Look up Slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Albuquerque redirects here. ... Eclipse 500 VLJ. Note the straight wing design with small wingtip fuel tanks The Eclipse 500 is a small, six seat business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation. ... Eclipse 500 VLJ A Very Light Jet (VLJ) is a small jet aircraft approved for single-pilot operation. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1998: Events Cirrus Aircraft successfully flight-tests the CAPS ballistic emergency aircraft parachute. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eclipse 500 VLJ. Note the straight wing design with small wingtip fuel tanks The Eclipse 500 is a small, six seat business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation. ... NY redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gainesville Regional Airport is an airport in Gainesville, Florida. ...

Management

The Board of Directors (or 2006 Eclipse "Dream Team" source)

• Harold A. Poling - Chairman of Eclipse Aviation Corp. Retired CEO and Chairman, Ford Motor Company.
• Brian Barents - Director. Former President and CEO, Learjet.
• Alfred Mann - Director. Chairman and CEO, Mannkind Corporation.
• Kent Kresa - Director. Chairman Emeritus, Northrop Grumman.
• Vern Raburn - CEO and President, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Peg Billson - Chief Operating Officer, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Peter C. Reed - Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration/CFO, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Oliver Masefield, PhD. - Senior Vice President, Senior Fellow, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Don Burtis - Senior Vice President, Senior Fellow, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Bill Bonder - Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Michael Brown - Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Perry Denker - Vice President, Investor Relations, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Gene Garnes - Vice President, Program Management, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Ken Harness - Vice President, Engineering, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Jack Harrington - Vice President, Business Affairs, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Mike McConnell - Vice President, Sales and Product Support, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Saul Pacheco, Jr. - Vice President, Quality, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Tina Rulo - Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Paul Schumacher, Vice President Manufacturing, Eclipse Aviation Corp.
• Don Taylor - Vice President, Safety, Training, and Flight Operations, Eclipse Aviation Corp.

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See also

• Eclipse 500

Eclipse 500 VLJ. Note the straight wing design with small wingtip fuel tanks The Eclipse 500 is a small, six seat business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation. ...

External links

• Eclipse Aviation Homepage
• Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn's interview