Honda Aircraft

By Graham Dunn
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Honda Aircraft successfully completed a flight test of an HA420 HondaJet fueled with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Famous automotive manufacturers bet on space, electric air taxis and hydrogen power.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Lavitt
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Honda has entered the commercial spaceflight arena with the successful demonstration of a reusable launch vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Four more HondaJets have suffered runway excursions within seven-weeks. What lessons can business aviation learn from these?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Are HondaJet’s runway excursions statistical outliers or indications to reevaluate the pilot-vehicle interface?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Five people were killed and one person was injured seriously after a HondaJet HA-420 light business jet crashed during an aborted takeoff Nov. 5.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Skyryse says it has sold out reservations for its initial $1.8 million Skyryse One First Edition version, a Robinson R66 light helicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Manufacturers delivered 181 business jets and 94 business turboprops and piston aircraft during the third quarter of 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Roger Cox
The crab technique is necessary in the HondaJet, which has short main landing gear and a crosswind limitation of 20 kt.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Updates on the HondaJet Echelon and Elite II, as well as the pre-owned jet market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Amod Kelkar, Honda Aircraft senior vice president and chief commercial officer, joined the company in February 2021 as vice president of customer service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
In the three years since Volato formed in early 2021, the company’s fleet has grown from three Honda Aircraft HondaJets to 24 at the end of 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Less than a year after the launch of its Certified Pre-Owned program, Honda Aircraft Co. has expanded the offering to the Asian market.
Singapore Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The company hopes to unleash untapped benefits of the aircraft for commercial and military use.
Singapore Airshow

By Molly McMillin
Volato, an Atlanta-based private flight provider and the largest HondaJet operator in the U.S., added eight aircraft to its fleet during 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Forecasts, snapshots and business aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
ForeFlight, alongside the Honda Aircraft Co., has rolled out its runway-analysis product designed for HondaJets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The company has not yet settled on a price for the aircraft, which is the reason it has not turned the letters of intent into firm orders.
NBAA

By Molly McMillin
The aircraft is designed to be the first single-pilot light jet capable of nonstop transcontinental flights across the U.S.,
NBAA