tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post6062697164253269115..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Eclipse Jet- Spiralling In?Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-76231931492261948552007-11-28T21:36:00.000-05:002007-11-28T21:36:00.000-05:00Well, indeed, the solution to waiting lists is to ...Well, indeed, the solution to waiting lists is to increase your prices until you don't have one anymore. Which would also solve their cashflow issues, I suspect :-}. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that Cessna is a good comparison here. Cessna is sort of like Mooney, in that they trade on their name to get a higher price for their aircraft than might otherwise be justified. Still, you're correct, it's probably not JUST the name that has their similar-sized jet so much more expensive...BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-12035824662217595172007-11-28T20:33:00.000-05:002007-11-28T20:33:00.000-05:00Well, you have to understand that Eclipse is run b...Well, you have to understand that Eclipse is run by ex-Microsoft guys. You know, "MicroSoft, Home of Vaporware."<BR/><BR/>Problem they have is that Eclipse isn't Microsoft and now they are up against Cessna, which has several decades' worth of experience in making and delivering airplanes. If Cessna thinks they have to charge close to a million more to deliver a very similarly sized airplane than Eclipse, then my gut feeling is that Eclipse is fooling themselves and their customers.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-33940741357254335932007-11-28T19:54:00.000-05:002007-11-28T19:54:00.000-05:00Let me get this straight. Their problem is that th...Let me get this straight. Their problem is that they have plenty of customers for their $1.5 million jet, to the point where they have a years-long waiting list, but cannot afford to ramp up production beyond 3 jets every two months to meet the demand due to lack of cash? Something doesn't ring right here... for example, it is usual and expected for companies to take out loans backed by parts inventory while in the process of building an expensive item (the parts are "in inventory" until the item is actually delivered to a customer). So parts should not be a cashflow issue if they were managing cashflow correctly. Workforce... well, getting qualified workers is always an issue. As is getting a building big enough to build these things. But still, sounds like some sketchy cashflow management going on there...<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Suspicious PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.com