Embattled very light jet (VLJ) manufacturer Eclipse Aviation was vindicated today after the F.A.A. agreed to recommendations from a committee that had been called to investigate alleged irregularities in the certification of the company’s Eclipse 500. The special certification review (SCR) was convened on August 11. It both investigated whether corners had been cut in the certification process and ensured that the plane was truly airworthy.

The SCR was seen by many in the aviation community as unusual, since the Eclipse 500 was the first plane to undergo the formal evaluation without being involved in an accident involving an injury or fatality. An incident this summer at Chicago Midway, in which an Eclipse 500 was forced into a hard landing due to a throttle malfunction, along with concerns raised by F.A.A. union whistleblowers, forced the F.A.A. to take a closer look at the jet.

The SCR was not able to confirm whether there were any certification irregularities, but it did determine that technical concerns over the aircraft were unrelated to certification. Eclipse will look upon that as a victory.

With the F.A.A.’s investigation out of the way, Eclipse now turns its attention to a House Aviation Subcommittee meeting on Sept. 17 that will look into the specific allegations put forth against the company by union workers involved in the certification process.