Honda Aircraft Company

Honda Aircraft Company is the maker of HondaJet aircraft. Founded in 2006, the company describes itself as the latest venture in Honda's drive to enhance the freedom of mobility, using advanced technologies to build safer, more efficient aircraft. Its HondaJet line is positioned in the very light jet category, with the HondaJet Elite II offering an expanded range of 1,547 nm, increased fuel capacity and a gross weight increase. The company is based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and has announced the first delivery of the HondaJet Elite II in Brazil.

Honda Aircraft Company was founded in 2006 as the latest venture in Honda's drive to enhance the freedom of mobility. The HondaJet concept originated in 1997, when Michimasa Fujino, the future leader of the HondaJet project, conceived the "Over-The-Wing Engine Mount" configuration and sketched the first HondaJet concept on the back of a calendar page; the sketch received internal approval, formally launching the HondaJet research project. In late 2003, an experimental HondaJet equipped with Honda HF118 engines completed its initial flight test at the Piedmont-Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina. The experimental HondaJet made its public world debut at the 2005 Experimental Aircraft Association event. In 2026, Honda Aircraft Company associates celebrated 20 years since the company's founding, and the company announced the first delivery of the HondaJet Elite II in Brazil.

Light jet aircraft designed to extend the benefits of private aviation to a wider audience, with a focus on performance, efficiency, comfort and technology.

• HondaJet

  Light jet aircraft built with advanced technologies to meet a variety of needs, from small business owners and entrepreneurs to medevac and special missions.

• HondaJet Elite II

  A continuation of the Elite program's vision to redefine the very light jet category, with an expanded range of 1,547 nm, increased fuel capacity and gross weight increase.

• 2021.10.13

  Reported2021.10.13

  Honda unveils HondaJet 2600 Concept[5]Honda发布HondaJet 2600概念机autoevolution.com

  Honda Aircraft Company unveiled the HondaJet 2600 Concept at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition. The concept is intended to be a light jet capable of nonstop transcontinental flight across the United States.

• 2021.10.12

  Reported2021.10.12

  Honda Aircraft unveils HondaJet 2600 concept[6]Honda Aircraft公布HondaJet 2600概念机flightglobal.com

  Honda Aircraft unveiled a concept for a new business jet, the HondaJet 2600, intended to sit at the upper end of the light-jet segment and compete in the mid-size market.

• 2021.05.26

  Reported2021.05.26

  Honda Aircraft Company unveils HondaJet Elite S[7]Honda Aircraft Company发布HondaJet Elite Sprnewswire.com

  Honda Aircraft Company revealed the upgraded HondaJet Elite S at a virtual product launch event.

• 2021.01.14

  Reported2021.01.14

  Honda Aircraft Company opened a wing production and service parts facility[8]Honda Aircraft Company 启用机翼生产与服务零部件设施prnewswire.com

  Honda Aircraft Company announced that operations had begun at its newly opened Wing Production and Service Parts Facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. The facility will house a new HondaJet Elite wing assembly process and is intended to enable concurrent assembly of more wings, increasing production efficiency.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2019.10.23

  HondaJet Elite medevac version introduced[9]HondaJet Elite医疗救援版本亮相flyingmag.com

  Honda Aircraft Company introduced a medevac version of the HondaJet Elite at NBAA-BACE 2019. The aircraft was installed on a plane operated by Wing Spirit in the Hawaiian Islands.

• 2015.03.30

  Reported2015.03.29

  HondaJet receives provisional FAA type certification[10]HondaJet获得FAA临时型号合格认证eturbonews.com

  The FAA issued provisional type certification for the HondaJet, approving its design based on certification testing, design reviews, and analyses completed to that point.

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1. 1HondaJet - The World's Most Advanced Light Jethondajet.com
2. 2HondaJet | About Ushondajet.com
3. 3HondaJet Elite IIhondajet.com
4. 4Honda Aircraft Company Celebrates Successful STEMFest 2026hondajet.com
5. 5Honda发布HondaJet 2600概念机autoevolution.com
6. 6Honda Aircraft公布HondaJet 2600概念机flightglobal.com
7. 7Honda Aircraft Company发布HondaJet Elite Sprnewswire.com
8. 8Honda Aircraft Company 启用机翼生产与服务零部件设施prnewswire.com
9. 9HondaJet Elite医疗救援版本亮相flyingmag.com
10. 10HondaJet获得FAA临时型号合格认证eturbonews.com
11. 11本田发布新一代小型公务机HondaJet Elite Sfinance.sina.com.cn
12. 12Honda Aircraft Company Opens New Wing Production Facilityaero-news.net
13. 13Honda Aircraft Company Unveils HondaJet 2600 Concept in NBAA 2021finanznachrichten.de
14. 14Honda Aircraft Unveils HondaJet Elite S Upgrade | Aviation Weekaviationweek.com
15. 15Honda Aircraft Unveils Upgraded HondaJet Elite S | AINainonline.com