DayJet, the on-demand charter operator that is Eclipses biggest customer, hopes to get its first Eclipse 500 in April and start training its pilots. According to CharterX, a charter industry trade journal, the start-up has received FAA approval for its pilot-training program and just needs airplanes to train them on. Co-founder Ed Iacobucci told CharterX the first four of its 239 Eclipses will be used to get pilots type rated. “After that, as more aircraft are delivered, we’ll use those for our customers.” Iacobucci said delays in getting the Eclipse to market havent shaken his confidence in the airplane. If we don’t get our first couple of aircraft from Eclipse soon, I’ll have to change our launch date, again, he said. But believe me, I don’t think I’ve been sold down the river. Eclipse has had problems but I know they are being fixed and the aircraft is a good plane. I have every confidence in the product and that it will meet our customer’s needs.”
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