Aircraft
AIN Flies HondaJet
Flying the HondaJet, it was clear that the aircraft surpasses the original published specification.
Though a light jet “by the numbers,” the HondaJet flies like it is much larger.
Though a light jet “by the numbers,” the HondaJet flies like it is much larger.

The long wait for the HondaJet to enter service ended late last year after Honda Aircraft received FAA certification for the HA-420 light jet on December 8. While production continues to ramp up at Honda Aircraft’s Greensboro, North Carolina factory, and at the GE Honda Aero Engines 50-50 joint venture in Burlington, North Carolina (where the new jet’s HF120 engines are manufactured), AIN’s Matt Thurber accepted an invitation to fly the aircraft on May 12 in Greensboro, with Honda Aircraft demo pilot and manager of corporate flight operations Tim Frazier.


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