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HondaJet Receives Provisional FAA Certification

Provisional certification from the FAA paves the way for full type certification "in the next few months."

Honda Aircraft eceived provisional certification for the HA-420 HondaJet on March 27 from the FAA. Full certification is expected “in the next few months,” according to the company, “following the completion of final testing and approval by the FAA.”

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

March 27, 2015

Honda Aircraft announced that it received provisional certification for the HA-420 HondaJet today from the FAA. Full certification is expected “in the next few months,” according to the company, “following the completion of final testing and approval by the FAA.” Provisional certification allows an aircraft manufacturer to keep the production line moving, with final-phase manufacturing, including completion activity, continuing on customer aircraft so they can be delivered on schedule.

“Honda Aircraft has completed nearly all of the testing and reports required by the FAA,” said company president and CEO Michimasa Fujino, “and we are very close to achieving final type certification for the world’s most advanced light jet. Provisional type certification for the HondaJet is a tremendous milestone for the program, and we are pleased to reach this significant step toward customer deliveries and entry into service.”

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