ST. LOUIS—LaBarge has signed a multiyear agreement with Eclipse Aviation Corp. to provide wiring harnesses for the Eclipse 500, a new aircraft known as a very light jet (VLJ). Initial orders total approximately $10 million.
 
LaBarge will build more than 80 different complex wiring harnesses that function in electronic systems related to fuel monitoring, landing gear, engine and cockpit functionality. Production is beginning immediately at LaBarge’s Berryville, AK, and Joplin, MO, facilities and is expected to continue through mid-2007.
 
Eclipse Aviation has said that the Eclipse 500 is on track to receive Federal Aviation Administration certification in late second quarter of 2006 and to begin customer deliveries shortly thereafter. To date, Eclipse has received orders for more than 2,400 Eclipse 500s.