Honda Aircraft Begins Production Of Test HondaJet Echelon

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Honda Aircraft has begun work to assemble the wing structure of the first HondaJet Echelon test unit at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Credit: Honda Aircraft
Honda Aircraft Co. has begun production of the first and larger 11-seat HA-480 HondaJet Echelon light jet test aircraft with the first flight expected in 2026, the company reports in an update. With the progress, the program has entered the next phase of development, it says. Assembly of the...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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