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DayJet Corp., the Boca Raton based air taxi service, informed federal aviation authorities Friday afternoon of plans to park practically all of its aircraft for "economic reasons."
The company - which flies mainly business customers on a "per-seat, on-demand" basis between at least 57 airports across five Southeastern states - told the Federal Aviation Administration it would ground 27 of its aircraft, FAA spokesman Les Dorr said. One plane would continue operating for "use by executives," he said.
Dayjet officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
The company laid off 100 of its 260 employees in May, citing it had to scale back expansion plans because it could not get the $40 million in financing that 2008 business plan called for.
Dayjet is the largest single user of the Eclipse model 500 "very light jets," which recently have come under federal review for design and manufacturing problems that could impact safety.
DayJet filed 93 "service difficulty reports" to the FAA since the aircraft was certified in 2006, Congressional testimony shows. DayJet configures the $2.2 million jets to seat up to three passengers and two pilots.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-0919dayjet,0,4598990.story
The company - which flies mainly business customers on a "per-seat, on-demand" basis between at least 57 airports across five Southeastern states - told the Federal Aviation Administration it would ground 27 of its aircraft, FAA spokesman Les Dorr said. One plane would continue operating for "use by executives," he said.
Dayjet officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
The company laid off 100 of its 260 employees in May, citing it had to scale back expansion plans because it could not get the $40 million in financing that 2008 business plan called for.
Dayjet is the largest single user of the Eclipse model 500 "very light jets," which recently have come under federal review for design and manufacturing problems that could impact safety.
DayJet filed 93 "service difficulty reports" to the FAA since the aircraft was certified in 2006, Congressional testimony shows. DayJet configures the $2.2 million jets to seat up to three passengers and two pilots.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-0919dayjet,0,4598990.story