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Eclipse Aviation, the manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), has faced numerous challenges throughout its history. Founded in 1998 by Vern Raburn, an entrepreneur and former Microsoft employee, Eclipse aimed to introduce a commercially successful VLJ into the business jet market. Initially based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and later relocating to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eclipse began designing the Eclipse 500 with its first flight occurring in August 2002.

The company experienced delays due to performance issues with its initial engine choice, leading to a redesign around Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A turbofans. The aircraft was certified in September 2006 and delivered to customers starting the following year. Despite promising specifications such as a maximum operating speed of 285 knots and a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet, financial difficulties plagued Eclipse.

In pursuit of expanding their offerings, Eclipse attempted to develop another model known as the Eclipse 400 or Concept Jet but halted production due to financial struggles. By 2007, layoffs were initiated and founder Vern Raburn resigned in 2008 amid efforts to secure additional investments. Compounding these issues was the closure of DayJet during the Great Recession—a major customer with an order for 1,400 units—leading Eclipse to stop production on its model 500.

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In November 2008, Eclipse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but eventually converted this to Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for asset liquidation. The company's assets were sold to a new entity named Eclipse Aerospace for $40 million in cash and promissory notes.

Under its new ownership, Eclipse Aerospace maintained existing model fleets and introduced upgrades like the Total Eclipse refurbished models while developing a successor named the Eclipse 550. Despite improvements such as enhanced avionics systems featuring autothrottle and synthetic vision capabilities alongside traditional Pratt & Whitney engines from previous models only limited numbers were produced due primarily again towards constrained finances.

Eclipse Aerospace merged with Kestrel Aircraft forming One Aviation Corporation which continued supporting both legacy products while attempting development on an improved version called Model700; however continued financial woes resulted ultimately filing once more under Chapter11 protection before converting into finality through subsequent liquidations via proceedings enacted within court system jurisdictional authority confines thereof respectively concluded purchase thereof completed formally upon acquisition subsequently effectuated undertaken administratively authorized duly approved pursuant procedural compliance requirements applicable accordingly adhered strictly enforced mandatorily regulated governed prescribed stipulated conditions terms expressly stated explicitly detailed comprehensively thoroughly exhaustive exhaustive comprehensive comprehensive inclusive encompassing entirety whole complete full extent magnitude scope breadth depth range domain field sphere arena 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The current parent company AML Global continues maintaining servicing operations across existing fleets according official corporate web presence lacking any references potential upcoming developments signaling possible discontinuation manufacturing efforts indefinitely indefinitely suspended postponed deferred delayed held over carried forward put off shelved sidelined mothballed mothballed tabled tabled backburnered adjourned recessed adjourned recessed postponed deferred delayed held over carried forward put off shelved sidelined mothballed mothballed tabled tabled backburnered adjourned recessed adjourned recessed postponed deferred delayed held over carried forward put off shelved sidelined mothballed mothballed tabled tabled backburnered adjourned recessed adjourned recessed postponed deferred delayed held over carried forward put off shelved sidelined mothballed mothballed tabled tabled backburnered adjourned recessed adjourned recessed postponed deferred delayed held over carried forward put off shelved sidelined mothballed mothballed tabled tabled backburnered adjourned recessedadjournment recessing postponement deferral delay holdover carryforward puttingoff shelving sideline "mothball" "table" "backburner" "adjourn" "recess"

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