HondaJet Elite II Earns Certification for Safe Return Emergency Autoland
The very light business jet is the first production-model twin-turbine in this category to offer Garmin’s autonomous emergency landing capability as available equipment.
The very light business jet is the first production-model twin-turbine in this category to offer Garmin’s autonomous emergency landing capability as available equipment.
Launched in June 2023 in the US Market, Honda Aircraft Company Certified Pre-Owned Program (CPO) comes with a rigorous 208-point inspection and a comprehensive maintenance process. A 2021 HondaJet Elite S model is on display at the Singapore Airshow.
The “HondaJet Elite II” expands the HondaJet model range to 1,547 nm and will introduce Autothrottle and Emergency Autoland capabilities by the end of 2023. The HondaJet Elite II features also a fully redesigned cabin and a new bold Black eEdition paint scheme.
The package offers current HondaJet Elite owners the opportunity to implement Honda Aircraft Company’s latest performance and avionics software upgrades on their aircraft.
The HondaJet Elite S was revealed in May of 2021 at Honda Aircraft Company’s first ever virtual product launch. This award-winning aircraft is the fastest, highest, and farthest flying business jet in its category.
During 2021, Honda Aircraft Company delivered 37 jets to customers globally. including the 200th HondaJet, delivered in late December. The worldwide HondaJet fleet also surpassed 100,000 flight hours in January.
Honda Aircraft began its first deliveries of the HondaJet soon after the clean-sheet aircraft received its Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in December 2015. The HondaJet has been certified in over 13 countries, with total flight hours of over 98,000.
Presented as the next generation of business jet, Honda Aircraft displayed a mockup of the HondaJet 2600 Concept to collect customer feedback and validate market demand.
The new upgraded aircraft was revealed during Honda Aircraft first-ever virtual product launch event themed “Innovation Continues: Elite S.”