They require a contract and a cash deposit to get a
production number. Many speculators buy early and hope to
sell their slot at a profit. Some buyers may have a change
of heart, buy another airplane and drop out. Their slot
will be sold by the company at current prices.


"Neil Gould" wrote in message
et...
| Recently, Bill Denton posted:
|
| "Backlog" is really not the correct term for the Eclipse
situation.
|
| A more accurate description is "orders booked".
|
| Neither the customers nor Eclipse expected that everyone
would be
| able to get their airplane the day after FAA
certification was
| completed.
|
| Customers were given something like an "anticipated
delivery date"
| that, in some cases, was probably several years in the
future.
|
| Perhaps you can explain the difference between this and a
backlog of
| orders? Are you suggesting that the orders weren't
actually placed, and
| that the reported figures represent mere inquiries into
the delivery date?
| I don't see why any company would keep a count of such
inquiries, much
| less report them as orders.
|
| Neil
|
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