Avocet ProJet is latest VLJ casualty
AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS
The Westport, Conn. company has put its six-seat very light jet (VLJ), the $2
million ProJet, "on the shelf" and last month...
Avocet joins the very light jet fray
AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS
What makes Avocet a serious contender and sets it apart from other startups in
this segment is its relationship with an established aircraft manufacturer, in
this case IAI. Because of IAI's relationship with Gulfstream as a builder of...
Avocet deal will not fly
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL
Both parties last year agreed to evaluate the best design for the Projet.
Sources say that while technical evaluation is now complete, IAI's key
conditions that Avocet invest $100 million in the programme and have a
substantial backlog of firm orders, have not been met....
Raytheon pulls plug on ProJet link
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL
...suggest the ProJet is now unlikey to be launched, as IAI, which would be
responsible for certification and production, has also stated that it will not
back the programme without commitment from another...
Avocet gets boost with order for 105 ProJets
AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS
...a membership-based charter company, has ordered 105 ProJets,
the proposed very light twinjet from Westport, Conn.-based startup Avocet Aircraft...
Yet Another Little Jet
AV WEB
...to develop and market the Avocet Professional Jet, a six-seat,
twin-turbofan, all-metal-fuselage jet designed for the air-taxi and fractional markets.
Projected sales price is about $2 million, with deliveries projected to start...
Avocet
Aircraft has abandoned its VLJ project and is no longer a contender in the
race to create the first certifiable micro light jet. Customer
deposits have been returned for roughly 100 aircraft that were pre-ordered.
Once full of information, the Avocet website has been left to expire.