Honda Aircraft CEO Hideto Yamasaki tells Aviation Week’s Molly McMillin about the latest developments with the Honda Echelon light jet, including timeline expectations.
A new Honda Aircraft performance package upgrades earlier model HondaJets with technical innovations introduced on later iterations of the light twinjet.
After securing early engagement authority from the U.S. FAA last year, Honda R&D is working on finalizing technologies for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
The company expects to deliver 26-30 HondaJet Elite IIs in 2026, more than double last year’s 11. The larger Echelon should make first flight late next year.
Honda Aircraft Co. has begun production of the first and larger 11-seat HA-480 HondaJet Echelon light jet test aircraft with the first flight expected in 2026.
Honda Aircraft is equipping its HondaJet Elite II very light jet with an autothrottle system to automate the controls governing speed and thrust in flight.
Volato Group has received notice from Honda Aircraft Co. that its $161.6 million fleet purchase agreement has been terminated, according to an SEC filing.
