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“The Commission has the imperative mission of ensuring the health of our national aerospace industry today and into the future,” said Raburn. “I am happy to take part in this important cause and am honored to have been given the opportunity to speak as a representative of the future of commercial aviation.”
Raburn is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m. and is expected to provide the commission with information on point-to-point air travel as being made possible by the Eclipse 500 jet. He will also provide comment regarding the creation of an air traffic infrastructure capable of meeting the nation's ever-increasing demand for air travel and the economic benefits of providing an air travel alternative to the hub-and-spoke system.
About the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry
The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry is a congressionally mandated commission, as established in Section 1092 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2001, Public Law 106-398. The Commission was formed to study the future of the United States aerospace industry in the global economy, particularly in relationship to United States national security; and to assess the future importance of the domestic aerospace industry for the economic and national security of the United States.
Eclipse Aviation is in the business of designing, certifying and producing modern, affordable jet aircraft that will revolutionize the transportation market. The company is applying advanced electronics systems, manufacturing and business practices to produce aircraft that cost less than a quarter of today's small jet aircraft, will be significantly safer and easier to operate than those of today, and have the lowest cost of ownership ever achieved in a jet aircraft.
The goal of Eclipse is to bring the word "personal" into aviation, making it possible for commercial air passengers to move directly between cities on a quick, affordable and convenient basis. It will also allow pilot owners to enter the world of jet-powered aviation.