Aircraft
Spirit To Build Composite Fuselage for Honda's New Light Jet
Spirit is adding to its aerostructures portfolio, which already includes Bombardier's business jets and various Airbus and Boeing airliners.
Honda Aircraft is developing the new HondaJet 2600 light business aircraft.
Spirit will make fuselages for the new HondaJet 2600 light business aircraft. (Image: Honda Aircraft)

Honda Aircraft is increasing the role Spirit AeroSystems will play in manufacturing its HondaJet 2600 light business jet. Spirit’s contribution to the program, formally launched on June 13, will now include a build-to-print approach to making the aircraft’s composite fuselage and bonded frame.

The company has yet to determine whether it will manufacture the 2600’s fuselage at one of its U.S. sites or at its factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Spirit doesn’t participate in the current HondaJet program; GKN Aerospace is the main fuselage supplier for the HA-420 HondaJet. Aernnova will contribute aerostructures and components for the new jet..