FAA to Ground All Eclipse 500 VLJs

[Matt Molnar]

NY Times:

Agency Plans to Ground Light Jet Used as Air Taxi

By MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: June 13, 2008

WASHINGTON — A week after both engines on a small jet became stuck at full power as the pilots were trying to land, the Federal Aviation Administration was preparing an emergency order Thursday grounding the planes of that model until the throttle controls could be inspected.

The F.A.A. action followed an incident June 5 at Midway Airport in Chicago that involved an Eclipse 500, one of a new class of “very light jets,” with two pilots and only three or four passenger seats. It is popular as an air taxi and corporate airplane, and a few are flown by private owners. [Full Article]

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