HondaJet Echelon Officially Launched at NBAA-BACE Written 18 October 2023
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Aviation Week reports that Honda Aircraft formally “launched the HondaJet Echelon Model HA-480 light jet program during NBAA-BACE, announcing it has signed more than 350 letter[s] of intent and providing additional details about its design.” With a transcontinental range “of 2,625 nm with one pilot and four passengers, the aircraft offers midsize performance in a light jet, says Hideto Yamasaki, Honda Aircraft Co. president and CEO.” Honda Aircraft “unveiled the design as a concept aircraft at NBAA-BACE in 2021.” Since June, when the company “announced its decision to commercialize the program, it received additional letters of intent numbering more than 50, officials say.”
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