Introducing the newest, lightest jet on the market - The Eclipse 500 (www.eclipseaviation.com) . This is a small 6-seat very light jet produced by Eclipse Aviation and it is making waves in the aviation industry. It is the second in its class of business jets, known as Very Light Jet, previously termed Microjet. The aircraft is powered by two lightweight turbofan engines in tail-mounted nacelles.

When it was first launched, the purpose was to bring a new marketplace to small jet aircraft and the Eclipse is attempting to market the jet to a segment of the marketplace that has not had a jet participating in its product line. This makes it a strong competitor for turbo aircraft, The Eclipse is centralizing its marketing plan on low service costs as well as a comprehensive service and maintenance program for its consumer. With its ability to land at well over 10,000 airports in America, the Eclipse and other light jet producers are hoping this will create an air taxi role for their planes.

With over 2,500 orders on the books, the expected success of the Eclipse is said to skyrocket. Eclipse has yet to clarify what an order actually means as there are different deposit amounts for the individual customer. They had hoped to have 10 aircraft delivered by the end of 2006, but were only able to provide even their second plane. The initial cost of the Eclipse is said to be around the 1.52 million USD mark which is even still much lower than any of its competition which sits around the 2.62 million USD point. Eclipse plans to produce about four aircraft each day by the end of 2008.

"We look forward to receiving our jet sooner rather than later," said Peter Klamka, an Ann Arbor, Michigan investor with extensive travel
needs.

Currently DayJet is Eclipse's largest customer hoping to obtain about 250 light jets for air taxi roles. Low operating costs are the focus of the Eclipse and they hope to guarantee owners such as DayJet a cost of $209 per flight hour for a minimum of three years. The company is utilizing advanced electrical systems, manufacturing practices, and business economics to produce very light jets that will cost a third of today's standard small jet plane. Eclipse has as its goal the notion of bringing "personal" into the aviation marketplace, making it feasible for commercial passengers to move between cities in an efficient, affordable fashion. This will make the Eclipse a much safer and simpler aircraft to operate than those in today's market. This will then lower the cost of ownership every obtained in a jet plane.

"We see an opportunity to service corporations with immediate travel needs with services like DayJet," added Kimberly Tavil, an independent corporate travel planner.

Locating the Jet Charter Source

Whatever be the purpose for which you have decided to go for the jet charter it is necessary for you to locate the source for such charter.  There are several places where you can source the private jet charter or any type of jet charter.  Numerous charter operators and aircraft operators are functioning across the globe catering to your requirements for jet charter.  There are also brokers and there are several airlines that also enable you to go for jet charters on payment of the cost. 

Advertised listing of charters on the nets –

Internet is the repository of all information and perhaps the greatest electronic library in the entire world.  You can find all the information relating to the sources of jet charter or aircrafts, their dealers and operators on the nets.  Most of the offerings relating to aircraft sources are available here.  Again the leading companies maintain their advertised listings of charters and float them on their respective website.

Your task is therefore cut out. Just log on to the website of any of the leading brokers or operators or companies dealing with public or private jet charters and you will have access to a wide variety of jet charter quotes to choose from. Moreover the leading companies in the field engage their own aviation experts to clarify points of doubts raised by the visitors to the websites.  The frequently asked questions section maintained by most of the websites also provide quite useful information on aviation, aircraft, their charter and uses.

Aircraft that is required for charter –

Most of the leading charter companies and operators deal with all types of business jets and commercial planes.  You can have your jet charter organized accordingly by visiting the website.  The aircraft acquisition as well as marketing services is organized by them with the aim of providing you the required jet charter in the most convenient manner. There are many providers who provide you with your jet charter on one hand and make arrangements for your jet to be chartered by others if you have one to offer.

Question is why you should obtain the services of these providers.  They can locate most types of aircrafts for you and cater to your specific requirements for jet charters.  Ordinarily they float a request page with a form to be filled out on their website where you mention the specific requirements and the jet charter is on.  On the other hand as already said, if you have an aircraft for marketing or charter by others, they will float the ad accordingly on their website.

Required information to carry out the operation –

Certain basic information on the jet charter would be required to carry out the operation.  The company concerned will ask you about the type of aircraft that is required by you like the B767-300 or A310 etc.  They will also like to know the hours you will utilize the aircraft per month and the number of years you are likely to use it, the structure of the route and your normal flying schedules.  From your side you may like to know about the aircraft configuration and operational restrictions. Most important, you will have to provide your exact contact details for emergencies.