We've partnered with the best to bring you the best.

Eclipse Aviation engages world-class aviation suppliers to build the Eclipse 500™, and has partnered with some of the brightest thinkers to deliver the best value in the industry.

Our Tier 1 suppliers are the industry’s best, and our business partners extend the value proposition of the Eclipse 500 to even greater heights.
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Regional Partners:

ETIRC Aviation S.á.r.l is the principal distributor of the Eclipse 500 very light jet in Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, and CIS countries, enabling the creation of virtual jet networks for airlines and aviation entrepreneurs across the continent. The Eclipse 500 facilitates Europe's business community with affordable, on-demand, point-to-point jet travel that ultimately drives productivity.

ETIRC Aviation will offer a full range of white-label VLJ services to virtual jet network and jet taxi operators, including a real-time scheduling and operations system, fleet financing solutions, VLJ leasing solutions, business consultancy, pilots, training programs, and VLJ maintenance centers.

Suppliers:

Aerazur supplies de-ice boots for the Eclipse 500™. Aerazur has manufactured aircraft de-icers for more than 50 years (formerly under the name of Kleber) and is ISO 9001-certified. Aerazur’s parent company, Zodiac, is established in Issy Les Moulineaux, France, and manufactures the de-icing system in Normandy.

Argo-Tech Corporation provides the entire integrated fuel system for the Eclipse 500 jet. Since 1946, Argo-Tech (formerly known as JC Carter) has been recognized as a leader in the design and manufacture of fuel components to both commercial and military customers in the aircraft, missile, and spacecraft fields. The company is the world’s leading supplier of main engine fuel pumps to the aviation industry and a leading supplier of airframe products, aerial refueling systems, ground refueling systems, and industrial liquefied gas pumps.

Astronics Corporation Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES), based in Redmond, Washington, is the supplier of the Power Conversion and Distribution System for the Eclipse 500. Astronics Luminescent Systems Inc. (LSI), based in East Aurora, NY, and Lebanon, NH, supplies the Cockpit Control Panels and Exterior Lighting System. Astronics Corporation is a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power generation, control, and distribution systems for the global aerospace industry.

Autronics, a Curtiss-Wright Company, designed and manufactures the Avio NG Processing Center (APC), a dual redundant system that acquires and processes electronic data and delivers control signals to most major systems on-board the Eclipse 500. Autronics develops, designs, and certifies aircraft electronic components and systems using processor-based designs with advanced software/algorithms. Curtiss-Wright acquired Autronics in 2002.

Chelton Flight Systems Avio NG will also include a flight management system (FMS) provided by Chelton Flight Systems. This FMS has been proven in multiple aircraft installations and now has flight guidance algorithms for all of the ARINC 424 published path segments. The guidance functionality provided includes GPS-based lateral aircraft control, along with vertical navigation (VNAV). The Chelton FMS will be integrated into the Avio NG, presenting the pilot with a consistent user interface. This full-feature RTCA/DOA-229C capable flight management system also includes capability to create, save, store, recall, reverse, and edit flight plans by waypoint or airway. Chelton Flight Systems, part of the Cobham Avionics & Surveillance Division, is the manufacturer of the world's first FAA-certified synthetic vision EFIS, which is now STCd on over 700 airplane and helicopter models.

Comant Industries provides multi-function VHF/GPS/XM antennas for the Eclipse 500. These three-function antennas save space and lessen drag by reducing the amount of antennas from three to one on the aircraft. Additionally, Comant provides Eclipse with Iridium and Wi-Fi antennas. Comant, a Cobham plc company, is the industry leader in multi-function antennas under its ComDat® brand and also manufactures a wide variety of communication and navigation antennas for the aviation industry. Comant is an industry leader in the development of new WAAS GPS antennas for Beta 3 and Gamma 3 installations.

Cox Machine, Inc. produces sheet metal fabricated components and assemblies for the Eclipse 500. Located in Wichita, Kansas, for more than 50 years, Cox specializes in the production of precision parts and assemblies for the aerospace industry, including experience with mills, lathes, gundrills, grinders, edm, press brakes, punch presses, hydraulic presses, stretch presses, and bladder presses. Cox Machine is AS9100 third-party certified.

Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the recognized world leader in modern attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) technology. The company’s AHRS500 is the only micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based AHRS with FAA certification for flight without global positioning system (GPS) or air-data aiding.  Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1995, Crossbow is a growing company and a leader in modern micro-sensing technologies.

Crouzet North America, a subsidiary of Crouzet Automatismes based in France, is a supplier of aerospace components including proximity switches, limit switches, circuit breakers, and pilot control wheels. Crouzet North America supplies proximity switches to the Eclipse 500 in a variety of functions. These small, lightweight, reliable switches are ideal for VLJ applications. 

Curtiss-Wright Controls, Novatronics Inc. supplies the throttle quadrant assembly for the Eclipse 500. A Canadian manufacturer of electro-mechanical components and assemblies, Novatronics worked with Eclipse Aviation to design and develop the throttle quadrant, incorporating dual-engine throttle levers and autothrottle motor assemblies into a compact assembly that also integrates flap handle, speed brake, and rudder trim functions. Novatronics’ vertically integrated facility includes engineering expertise and manufacturing capabilities for electro-mechanical rotary position sensors, motors, switches, lighted indicators, and assemblies.

Ducommun Incorporated manufactures the fuselage and cockpit skin panels for the Eclipse 500. Ducommun AeroStructures, a subsidiary of Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO), manufactures large, complex structural components and assemblies in aluminum, specialty alloys such as titanium, metal bond, and composites for a wide variety of military and commercial aerospace applications.

Dukes, Inc. supplies the digital interface cabin pressure control system, the high-temperature valving, and the air control components for the Eclipse 500. Dukes, Inc., located in Northridge, California, is an innovative and value-driven designer and manufacturer of aircraft products for the commercial and military markets.

Edo Corporation, Antenna Products & Technologies Division (formerly AIL Systems), a leading designer and manufacturer of aircraft antennas for more than 50 years, provides a wide range of communication and navigation antennas to Eclipse Aviation in support of the Eclipse 500.

Empire Screen Printing, Inc. supplies high-quality placards for the Eclipse 500. Empire has been in business 45 years, providing products for the aviation, auto, appliance, and electronic industries, as well as a multitude of other markets.

ENAER is responsible for the complete nose assembly structure for the Eclipse 500. Located in Santiago City, Chile, ENAER has more than 70 years of experience in aviation and is one of the most important aeronautic centers in Latin America. ENAER continues to add new technological capabilities to support its goals of serving commercial, civilian, and military aviation, while meeting international certification requirements.

Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) is a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related products and the maker of Subaru® automobiles. FHI manufactures the complete wing assemblies for the Eclipse 500. In addition, as part of a long-term agreement, Eclipse has agreed to license its friction stir welding process to FHI for use in the Eclipse 500 wing assemblies as well as other potential applications within FHI’s manufacturing operations. A leader in aerospace manufacturing, FHI manufactures the center-wing section of the Boeing 777 and is contracted to build components for the Airbus A380. FHI was named Boeing Supplier of the Year for 2002.

Garmin Dual remote mounted Mode S Enhanced Surveillance transponders are provided by Garmin’s GTX 33 and GTX 33D. These IFR-certified, Level 2, solid-state Mode S transponders offer expanded capability including diversity capability for European operations (available as optional equipment on the Eclipse 500). Avio NG integrates the transponders and serves as the pilot interface for transponder functions. Through its operating subsidiaries, Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRMN) designs, manufacturers, markets, and sells navigation, communication and information devices and applications - most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in the consumer and general aviation GPS markets and its products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM applications.

German Machined Products, Inc. (GMPI) manufactures the instrument panel assembly and the nose wheel steering assembly for the Eclipse 500. An advanced machining and assembly solutions provider working primarily in the aerospace and defense industries, GMPI was founded in 1972. The company has over three decades of experience in mechanical assembly and machining.

Hampson-Industries PLC supplies the empennage, vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, rudder, and elevators for the Eclipse 500. Hampson is a UK-based precision engineering group serving the global aerospace markets and listed on the London Stock Exchange (HAMP.L). Hampson delivers a total in-house, one-stop-shop solution in airframe component manufacture and assembly, including operating some of the largest aluminum sheet stretch forming equipment currently in use in the independent European aerospace supply chain.

Harco Laboratories, Inc. of Branford, Connecticut, supplies the air data system for the Avio NG system in the Eclipse 500. The air data system consists of dual air data computers with reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) capability, dual heated static port, dual OAT, dual pitot/AOA heated probe, a pitot/static heated probe, and dual ECS static ports. Harco has been designing and producing sensors for the aerospace market for more than half a century.

Heads Up Technologies designs and manufactures electronic solutions for the aviation industry including audio checklists, passenger briefing systems, and certified receivers for XM Satellite Radio and XM WX Satellite Weather services. For the Eclipse 500, Heads Up provides interior LED lighting solutions including up-wash, optional down-wash, and reading lights. The rugged mechanical design eliminates breakage associated with cold cathode solutions and meets Eclipse Aviation’s exacting demands for system reliability. 

Hispano-Suiza SA is a world leader in design, development, test, delivery, and in-service support of mission-critical aerospace controllers and engine accessories. Hispano-Suiza SA supplies the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system for the PW610F engine. FADECs produced by Hispano-Suiza have logged more than 80 million hours of operation. Hispano-Suiza SA is part of the SNECMA Group of companies with headquarters in France.

Honeywell Avio NG uses dual Honeywell KTR 2280 Multi Mode Digital Radios (MMDR), consisting of digital VHF Navigation receivers (VOR, LOC, GS), and an ADF receiver (available as optional equipment on the Eclipse 500). Each MMDR includes one transmitter and six receivers, capable of 8.33/25 kHz channel spacing operation and simultaneous monitoring of two VHF communication frequencies. The KTR 2280 is seamlessly integrated into Avio NG, providing users with radio management capability through the PFDs and MFD. Honeywell International is a $31 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials.

IS&S will provide hardware and select software for the Eclipse 500 PFDs and MFD for Avio NG. IS&S is a high-performance international avionics supplier to civil, military, business and commercial markets. Prior major contracts awarded to IS&S have included the flat panel display systems for the Boeing B737, B757, and B767; legacy Cessna Citation aircraft; and the Pilatus PC-12. Headquartered in Exton, PA., Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets flat-panel display systems, flight information computers and advanced monitoring systems that measure and display critical flight information. This includes data relative to aircraft separation, airspeed and altitude as well as engine and fuel data measurements.

Jet Manufacturing Inc. is a certified AS-9100 Rev. B company and one of Eclipse Aviation's largest suppliers based on total part numbers awarded, with services ranging from simple sheet metal parts to critical assembly components. Jet Manufacturing Inc. also supports Eclipse Aviation indirectly by providing stretch forming, hydro forming, machining, and assembly services to other Eclipse Aviation suppliers.

LaBarge, Inc., a recognized leader in the electronics manufacturing services industry, produces wiring harnesses used throughout the Eclipse 500’s electronic systems. LaBarge has produced electronics and interconnect systems for military and commercial aviation for more than 30 years. The company provides complete, solutions-oriented contract manufacturing services for high-performance electronics, electromechanical equipment, and interconnect systems, including system integration, build-to-print, and build-to-spec. LaBarge’s broad-based manufacturing capabilities are supported by engineering expertise, program management, and flexible, lean manufacturing.

The Mecaer Group of Companies supplies the landing gear to the Eclipse 500. Based in Italy and Canada, Mecaer’s aeronautic expertise is in the design, development, manufacture, and certification of primary components, including mechanical and hydraulic flight controls systems, landing gear (both wheeled and skid), hydraulic subsystems, and components, along with complete interiors systems for helicopters and light aircraft through its controlled company SEI S.P.A.

Meggitt Avionics built on its established digital autopilot expertise to design a flight guidance system that adds revolutionary, smart, brushless motor servo technology to the Eclipse 500. Meggitt designs and manufactures innovative high-integrity systems and components for aerospace, defense, and electronics markets worldwide. The Meggitt Avionics autopilot company in Mineral Wells, Texas, has more than 25 years of experience designing and manufacturing general aviation autopilots.

Meggitt Safety Systems provides performance-critical engine fire and overheat detectors called thermistors to the Eclipse 500. A recognized leader in the field of aircraft fire and overheat detection systems, Meggitt specializes in delivering smart engineering for extreme environment applications, including high-quality, proven hardware which is both accurate and reliable. Meggitt has supplied products to the aerospace community since 1942. 

Michelin Aircraft Tire Corporation provides radial tires for the Eclipse 500 jet. These radial tires are suitable for use on unimproved runways and provide more mass, durability, safety, and heat resistance than bias tires. They are a standard feature on the Eclipse 500. Currently, only 15 percent of the world’s aircraft are equipped with radial tires. More than a century of experience has made Michelin a world leader in manufacturing tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earth movers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles, and the Space Shuttle.

navAero is a key partner to Eclipse by providing the computer hardware for the highly sophisticated Diagnostics Systems developed for the Eclipse 500. NavAero is also the industry’s leading manufacturer of Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag systems. As a new technology company, navAero shares the Eclipse business philosophy of bringing revolutionary and affordable, innovative ideas to aviation. With knowledge and expertise in developing FAA certified EFB systems, navAero developed a cost-efficient DSU component that meets the exacting needs and specifications of Eclipse. NavAero has offices in the U.S. and in Sweden.

Northstar Aerospace, located in Duluth, Minnesota, worked closely with Eclipse Aviation to bring Eclipse 500 seats to certification, and is the supplier of the production seats for the Eclipse 500. Northstar is a world leader in the manufacture of general aviation seating. Their capabilities extend beyond seating to other precision machined aircraft components and assemblies, along with medical grade components. Northstar is certified to AS9100:2004 Rev B, and is included on the Inc. 500 List of the nation’s fastest-growing privately held companies.

Parker Hannifin Corporation is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, and support of motion and control systems for aerospace and related high-technology industries. Through its Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division under the Cleveland brand name, Parker Hannifin is equipping the Eclipse 500 with a lightweight wheel and multi-disc brake system and related hydraulic components.

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) supplies the PW610F engines for the Eclipse 500. Based in Longueuil, Quebec, P&WC is a world leader in aviation engines powering business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters. The company also offers advanced engines for industrial applications. P&WC’s operations and service network span the globe. P&WC is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), a high-technology company based in Hartford, Connecticut.

PS Engineering Digital audio control for Avio NG is provided using PS Engineering’s PMA500 remote audio control system. The PMA500 interfaces with Avio NG for audio selection, mode control, intercom, and marker beacon indication. The new audio panel includes dual transmit split audio capability, in-flight entertainment input, and IntelliVOX®, a patented squelch protocol that eliminates manual intercom squelch, adjusting dynamically to cockpit sound conditions. PS Engineering has become a leading manufacturer of general aviation intercoms and audio control systems. With a network of over 600 dealers worldwide, the company projects continued strong growth and success in this industry well into the new millennium.

Saint Gobain Performance Plastics, Aerospace Components, is an internationally recognized supplier of radomes for military, business, commercial, and private aircraft such as the Eclipse 500. Saint Gobain’s Norton® brand radomes have been an industry standard for nearly half a century. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of radomes for weather avoidance, predictive wind shear, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) TV, SATCOM, ECM, search and rescue, and special mission for aircraft manufacturers throughout the world.

Seamech is a leading international aerospace company providing a multitude of products and services to the aerospace industry. The company developed the air conditioning modules for the Eclipse 500, which contains a vapor cooling system and heat exchangers. Seamech creative engineers, project managers, and production teams have decades of experience. The company maintains headquarters in Houston, Texas, with major manufacturing and testing operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and Mälmo, Sweden.

NexNav™, a strategic partnership between Spectralux Corporation and Accord Software & Systems, provides the GPS WAAS Class Beta-3 Sensor for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.  NexNav™ brings to market a family of GNSS receivers and sensors for aircraft and avionics OEM companies. 

STEICO Industries Inc., a manufacturer of precision tube and welded assemblies, is the single-source supplier to the Eclipse 500 for all systems tube assembly requirements.

TIGHITCO, Inc. supports the Eclipse 500 with an engine mount thermal insulation system. TIGHITCO is an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of thermal insulation systems, heat shields, passive fire protection systems, composite structures, and metal-bond assemblies. The business is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional facilities in Vernon, Connecticut, and San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Wesco is a leading distributor of aerospace fasteners, hydraulic fittings, bearings, machined parts, and installation tooling. Wesco also provides complete logistics support including just-in-time contracts, state-of-the-art scanning technology, and innovative point-of-use systems.

Business Partners:

DayJet™ Corporation: Per-seat, On-demand Jet Service
Not everyone can own an Eclipse 500™, even at such a remarkable value. So DayJet Corporation purchased a fleet of Eclipse 500 aircraft to bring a revolutionary idea to regional business transportation: per-seat, on-demand jet services. DayJet’s services will be uniquely tailored to each passenger’s individual schedule and priced only slightly higher than full-fare coach airfare. The company will own, manage, and operate its fleet of Eclipse 500 aircraft as an on-demand carrier under existing FAA Part 135 on-demand regulations.

OurPLANE: Shared Ownership
OurPLANE was created in 1998 to offer customers shared ownership of factory-new aircraft at a fraction of the cost of outright ownership. OurPLANE has placed a fleet order for the Eclipse 500™ jet and provides a complete turnkey aircraft management solution for its customers giving them more time and increased productivity while safely traveling in comfort.

OurPLANE offers value-added TravelSMART concierge services through their partnership with American Express. OurPLANE has 15 locations across North America (including Canada) and has been providing its customers a hassle-free travel experience for over ten years. Your Needs, One Solution, OurPLANE!

Linear Air: Private Air Service at Airline Prices
Linear Air, an air taxi service already transforming the private travel industry, has purchased a fleet of 30 Eclipse 500 jets. Linear Air serves the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, with plans to expand regionally across North America. Begun in 2004 with Cessna Caravan propjets as a proxy for the Eclipse 500, Linear Air offers private air travel service to executives and families by providing superior, personalized service, flexibility, and convenience. Linear Air charter prices are comparable to full coach fares on the major airlines.