One Aviation

Despite recently filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, One Aviation plans to continue day-to-day operations according to a news release issued yesterday. One Aviation Corporation, the parent organization of Eclipse Aerospace and Kestrel Aircraft, says the company entered into a consensual restructuring with support from 100% of its voting first lien lenders. Part of the […]

The market for new Part 23 and Part 25 general aviation airplanes has yet to see a return to the brisk sales levels recorded before the 2008 financial crisis, but slow deliveries can be blamed at least in part on the encouraging fact that many buyers say they are merely waiting for certification of new […]

ONE Aviation told employees last week that some will lose their jobs as the company phases out production of the Eclipse EA550 light jet and makes room for the new EA700 Project Canada aircraft still under development. ONE Aviation successfully completed the first flight of the proof-of-concept wing for the EA700 last month. A ONE […]

One Aviation said last Friday that it successfully flew an aircraft carrying the proof of concept wing shape of the new EA700 Project Canada from the company’s Albuquerque headquarters. GAMA president Pete Bunce said this flight represents the leading edge of the eventual certification of the EA700 under the new Part 23. The modified wing […]

A new lease on life is always welcome. One Aviation said last week the FAA had granted it just that by extending the structural life limit on the Eclipse 500 and 550 from 10,000 to 20,000 flight hours or 20,000 cycles, whichever occurs first. The change applies to all airframes with the extended tip tank […]

One Aviation has released details for the larger version of the Eclipse jet, the EA700 “Project Canada,” which was first announced last year. The information was revealed at the Eclipse Jet Owners and Pilots Association Annual Convention this week at Amelia Island, Florida. The twinjet will be more than a foot longer than its smaller […]

The Eclipse 550 represents new owner One Aviation’s update to the 500. We recently test flew the light twinjet and found its upgraded capabilities ideal for a pilot looking to move up to a small jet for a relatively low price. Get some more perspective on the Eclipse 550 with air-to-air photography, as well as […]

The crisp Michigan air afforded a visibility of at least 30 or 40 miles as we approached Mackinac Island (KMCD) in Ken Ross’ Eclipse 550, N140NE. The airplane sported a jazzy black-and-gold paint job that already had me thinking the flight would be different from the one I’d taken in the original Eclipse nearly eight […]