The US Federal Aviation Administration awarded a provisional type certificate to the HondaJet HA420 last Friday.
A provisional type certificate is a design approval by the FAA and is common for business jets when final certification is near.
“Provisional type certification for the HondaJet is a tremendous milestone for the program, and we are pleased to reach this significant step toward customer deliveries and entry into service,” said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino.
“Honda Aircraft has completed nearly all of the testing and reports required by the FAA, and we are very close to achieving final type certification for the world’s most advanced light jet.”
Honda Aircraft is expecting final type certification in the next few months, once final testing has been completed.
The four HondaJets in the flight test fleet have performed as expected and flown more than 2500 hours. More than 70 locations across the USA have been involved in the flight test program of the HA420.