One of my college pals put down deposits on 5 of them and I bet he is having a bad day right about now. He never got a single airplane. The EclipseJet was going to be the bread and butter bird for the air taxi industry, and even if they can swing the loss they still have to find a jet at a time when banks are hoarding most of the money they have. EclipseJet turned out to be a false hope for these companies, and along with the recession it may kill the entire industry.