The US Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that per-seat on-demand Part 135 start-up DayJet has “parked” all of its Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) except for one that will be used for executive transport. It appears that all 28 twin-jets in the fleet have been moved to the company’s maintenance base in Gainesville, Florida, the site where more than a dozen had been parked after DayJet in May failed to secure $40 million in financing and scaled back growth plans for the remainder of the year. An FAA spokesman said the company informed the Washington flight standards district office of fleet status at noon today.

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On a visit to DayJet in late August, Flight International was told that the company was able to complete all of its daily trips with between three and seven aircraft. DayJet president and CEO Ed Iacobucci said at the time that he was seeking additional financing, but that the company had enough cash to operate for the remainder of the year. Iacobucci said 28 aircraft had represented “close to the theoretical break-even point” for the operation, though 30-35 aircraft was the number he said he used when speaking with investors.

Employees of the company could not be immediately reached for comment. A phone number for DayJet communications chief Vicky Harris had been disconnected.

Source: FlightGlobal.com

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