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Eclipse Aviation ended the year by delivering its first Eclipse 500 commuter plane to a customer.

The first of the Albuquerque company's very light jet airplanes went to co-owners David Crowe and Jet-Alliance, a shared jet plane ownership company in Westlake Village, Calif.

Crowe said he intends to use his time on the Eclipse 500 primarily for recreation, while Jet-Alliance will use it for a growing list of co-ownership clients.

"For many years, the promise of this day has fueled the passion and perseverance of everyone associated with Eclipse," Vern Raburn, Eclipse's president and chief executive officer, said in a news release Sunday.

Eclipse said it has 37 additional planes in various stages of assembly on its production line, including seven that are being prepared for delivery.

Avis to offer wireless Internet in rental cars

Autonet Mobile, a startup wireless technology company based in San Francisco, is expected to announce this week that it has reached an agreement with Avis Rent A Car System to provide an optional wireless access point to Avis customers by March.

For $10.95 a day, Avis will issue motorists a notebook-size portable device that plugs into a car's power supply and delivers a high-speed Internet connection to passengers.

For the moment, the service is intended for business travelers. But Autonet sees its service appealing to families traveling with their children.