HondaJet Certification Imminent

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Honda Aircraft says it will have all the flying done for certification of its business jet this week. CEO Michimasa Fujino told a news conference at NBAA in Las Vegas that the final functionality and reliability flights will be done by the end of the week. Flight test certification flights have already been completed. “We are expecting FAA type certification … very soon,” he said. First deliveries are anticipated before the end of the year. He said there are currently 25 aircraft on the factory floor and more than 1,700 people working at the Greensboro plant.

Fujino said the small jet is the first in what will become a family of products that share the principal design attributes of the original aircraft. He said the main components are scalable and larger aircraft are part of the future plan. Meanwhile, Fujino declined to discuss the total investment by Honda in the aircraft development and would only say that the company has “over 100” orders for it. The company has been showing off the flight test aircraft on tours of North America, Asia and Europe over the last six months. Fujino said it was well-received wherever it went but was particularly welcomed in Honda’s home country of Japan and he expects orders from there.

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