Eclipse 550

The Eclipse 550 is a very light jet initially built by Eclipse Aerospace and later One Aviation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The aircraft is a development version of the Eclipse 500, which was produced by predecessor Eclipse Aviation. Like the 500, the 550 is a low-wing, six seat, twin engine jet-powered aircraft. The Eclipse 550 is certified for single-pilot operation. The aircraft was announced at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, in October 2011. The first example was rolled out in March 2013 and the first customer delivery was on 22 October 2013. In March 2017, the company announced that 550 production would end after four more aircraft were completed, to concentrate production on the new Eclipse 700 model of the aircraft. In February 2021, One Aviation entered a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation process, and in 2023, after its Eclipse assets were purchased by a new company, 550 production resumed with two deliveries that year.