Aircraft
HondaJet Elite Makes U.S. Debut at Oshkosh
The first new HondaJet Elite will be delivered in August, and eventually the production line will shift to Elites only.
Honda Aircraft brought the HondaJet Elite with Ice Blue exterior to Oshkosh. The first Elite will be handed over to a customer next month. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
Honda Aircraft brought the HondaJet Elite with Ice Blue exterior to Oshkosh. The first Elite will be handed over to a customer next month. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

Thirteen years after introducing a new light business jet design at EAA AirVenture in 2005, Honda Aircraft brought the latest version of its HondaJet—the HondaJet Elite—to the 2018 show. The Elite is making its U.S. public debut at AirVenture, a fitting location for the introduction, according to Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino. “We always think Oshkosh is the origin of the HondaJet,” he said, adding that the “enthusiastic support and overwhelming response at Oshkosh helped us to [make the decision] to commercialize the HondaJet.” The Elite was introduced at the EBACE show in Geneva in May.


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