Eclipse Aviation and Hampson

Industries have agreed a contract

under which Hampson will

manufacture the empennage

assembly for the Eclipse 500 jet. The

agreement represents the single

largest contract ever awarded to

Hampson at an estimated value of

$380 million.

Under the contract, Hampson’s

Aerospace Fabrications and

Assemblies Division will assemble the

complete empennage structure of

the aircraft, including component

parts and large stretch-formed

components. Completed assemblies

will be delivered direct to Eclipse’s

manufacturing facilities in

Albuquerque, New Mexico on a justin-

time basis.

Hampson, which is currently a

supplier to aerospace manufacturers

including Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-

Royce, will supply assemblies for preproduction

aircraft in 2004, followed

by a build-up in support of Eclipse’s

production plans from 2006 onwards.