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operations from its remaining hangar. The company indicated at the time that new investors should stabilize its core business: maintenance, upgrades, and parts to the current fleet of 286 airplanes, then grow the business by restarting production of the EA550 and development the EA700. At the end of May 2018,
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On May 8, 2018, One Aviation paid $ 162,000 and requested a financial agreement through its restructuring but on May 16, the city refused and served a notice of eviction. One Aviation promised immediate payment of the remaining $ 790,000, to leave its paint and production facilities, and to continue
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One Aviation did not deliver any aircraft in 2018 or 2019, and had debts of nearly $ 200 million. A Chinese group, an investor in the company since October 2017, stepped in through Citiking International, following the Chapter 11 filing. At that point One Aviation had orders for 15 aircraft and was
368:. The company secured financing to carry on normal operations while it restructured, including support for the existing Eclipse 500/550 fleet and development of the Eclipse 700. The company did not respond to aviation media requests for whether it will continue development of the Kestrel or not. 328:
announced that it would commence legal action against the Kestrel Aircraft division of One Aviation for failure to repay US$ 4M in loans, plus more in tax benefits, given to the company since 2012 to develop the K-350. Kestrel had repaid $ 865,490 of the $ 4M but had missed all payments since
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Also in October 2017, the company was evicted from its Brunswick facility after falling more than a year behind on rent and laid off workers at all four locations, a move it said was part of transitioning production from the EA550 to the EA700. At the time, One Aviation was seeking external
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were tied to the creation of 600 jobs for production, but only one-tenth of that number were hired and $ 700,000 was credited. Kestrel received $ 9 million in federal tax credits instead of $ 90 million. The state was seeking $ 3.6 million in payments in April 2018.
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while it underwent operational restructuring. However, in February 2021, it was reported that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case was unsuccessful and had been converted to a
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By the time its assets were up for sale in October 2020, Eclipse Aerospace and One Aviation combined had completed and sold a total of 33 aircraft, all of them
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production, to concentrate on the EA700. The first testbed for the aircraft's new wing was flown in September 2017, mounted on an existing
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On October 22, 2020 it was announced that Citiking was "ousted from the sale process" and that a United States-based company,
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In 2016, One Aviation announced that it was devoting its resources to developing an improved version of the Eclipse 550, the
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In February 2021, the bankruptcy court judge ended One Aviation's Chapter 11 reorganization effort and ordered it into
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planning to deliver up to 50 a year by 2024. Its reorganization then included a post-Chapter 11
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The merger of Eclipse and Kestrel to form the new company was announced on 15 April 2015 at the
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by an Eclipse 500 prototype, then serving as the Eclipse 700 wing testbed.
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ordered One Aviation and Eclipse Aerospace to vacate leased properties at
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On October 10, 2018, One Aviation announced it had voluntarily filed for
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but suspended the design in 2017 due to financial and legal challenges.
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of $ 17 million. On March 9, 2020, the acquisition was cleared by the
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for Citiking International to become the new owner of the company.
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project and in March 2017 announced that it would phase out
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Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018
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has bid for assets related to the Kestrel aircraft.
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Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
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February 19, 2021 1056:"Eclipse Assets May Be Sold For $ 5.25 Million" 1049: 1047: 1045: 915: 817: 815: 813: 870:"One Aviation Enters Chapter 11 Restructuring" 727: 725: 683:Mark Huber and Rob Finfrock (April 12, 2018). 678: 676: 526: 255:, the former CEO of Kestrel, and before that, 1144: 1013: 1042: 867: 844: 821: 810: 793: 705: 501: 329:November 2016. $ 20 million of state-backed 1277:Manufacturing companies established in 2015 1262:Aircraft manufacturers of the United States 722: 673: 1151: 1137: 1084: 893:"One Aviation Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy" 824:"One Aviation Makes Appeal To Stay at ABQ" 622:"Eclipse and Kestrel Join as ONE Aviation" 619: 592:. General Aviation News. 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(April 15, 2015). 551: 1087:"Eclipse: Yet Another Resurrection" 961:from the original on June 10, 2020. 695:from the original on July 11, 2018. 608: 596:from the original on March 28, 2019 447:1 prototype wing design as of 2021 262:The company initially produced the 13: 880:from the original on June 4, 2020. 857:from the original on June 4, 2020. 834:from the original on June 4, 2020. 708:"Eclipse 700 Testbed Takes Flight" 706:Rob Finfrock (September 5, 2017). 514:from the original on June 24, 2020 482:Six seat, single-engine turboprop 14: 1308: 1267:2015 establishments in New Mexico 1113: 868:Rob Finfrock (October 10, 2018). 655:"Kestrel And Eclipse Join Forces" 620:Bergqvist, Pia (April 16, 2015). 347:Albuquerque International Sunport 1158: 1054:Niles, Russ (October 25, 2020). 891:Grady, Mary (October 10, 2018). 763:Grady, Mary (October 24, 2017). 732:Grady, Mary (October 12, 2017). 27: 987: 965: 884: 861: 838: 787: 756: 391:, owned by British businessman 341:On April 26, 2018, the City of 247: 845:Rob Finfrock (June 14, 2018). 699: 653:Grady, Mary (April 15, 2015). 479:1 proof-of-concept as of 2015 1: 1282:Companies based in New Mexico 822:Rob Finfrock (May 17, 2018). 765:"One Aviation Lays Off Staff" 488: 359:Citiking International US LLC 338:partnerships and investment. 324:In October 2017 the state of 226:. It was also developing the 794:Rob Finfrock (May 3, 2018). 478: 475: 462: 459: 446: 443: 309:. The company suspended the 7: 416: 10: 1313: 481: 470: 466:Six seat, twin-engine jet 465: 454: 450:Six seat, twin-engine jet 449: 437: 293: 215:One Aviation produced the 1233: 1197: 1166: 1120:Official website archives 150: 134: 120: 105: 89: 79: 71: 63: 55: 45: 35: 26: 194:One Aviation Corporation 411:Nautical Hero Group LLC 276:Albuquerque, New Mexico 210:Albuquerque, New Mexico 95:Albuquerque, New Mexico 84:Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. 389:AML Global Eclipse LLC 189: 175: 933:Aviation Week Network 502:ONE Aviation (2020). 407:Chapter 7 liquidation 366:Chapter 11 bankruptcy 302:aviation trade show. 282:for the Eclipse, and 242:Chapter 7 liquidation 238:Chapter 11 bankruptcy 181: 167: 75:Chapter 7 liquidation 997:. October 22, 2020. 393:Christopher Harborne 300:AERO Friedrichshafen 116:Steve Serfling (COO) 284:Superior, Wisconsin 23: 957:. 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Index


Private
Aerospace
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Alan Klapmeier
Eclipse 550
Kestrel K-350
Divisions
Eclipse Aerospace
Kestrel Aircraft
Archives

Eclipse 550
VLJ

Kestrel K-350
turboprop aircraft
Eclipse Aerospace
Kestrel Aircraft
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eclipse 550
very light jet
Eclipse 700
Kestrel K-350
turboprop aircraft
Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chapter 7 liquidation
Alan Klapmeier
Cirrus Aircraft

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