 It was based in Delray Beach, Florida.Described by its founders as an on-demand jet taxi service, DayJet raised $61 million in venture funding, entered into a five-year agreement with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and purchased 28 passenger Eclipse 500 jets (4 and 8-seaters) at the cost of $1.5 million each before suspending operations on September 19, 2008 during the height of the 2008 financial crisis.DayJet was Eclipse Aviation's largest customer with a planned eventual delivery of 1,400 aircraft representing a majority of the estimated 2,500 Eclipse 500s on order.