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HondaJet Echelon
Honda’s larger light-jet programme, developed from the HondaJet 2600 concept for longer missions.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Current marketed name
- HondaJet Echelon
- Program / lineage
- HondaJet 2600 Concept (2021) → commercial Echelon program (2023)
- Type / tags
- business_jet
- Launch & first flight
- Commercial programme announced in 2023; first wing structure completed in September 2026; first flight targeted for 2028.
- Certification / entry into service
- Type certification and first delivery targeted for 2031.
- Current lifecycle / stage
- Prototype assembly and systems integration; mainline final assembly targeted for early 2027.
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- Programme status
- In development; specifications are preliminary
- Occupants
- 1 crew + 10 passengers, or 2 crew + 9 passengers
- Engines
- 2 × Williams International FJ44-4C
- Target range
- 2,625 nm; 1 crew + 4 passengers, NBAA IFR reserves
- Target maximum cruise
- 450 KTAS
- Target maximum cruise altitude
- FL470
- First flight target
- 2028
- Certification and first-delivery target
- 2031
Preliminary manufacturer targets. Honda updated first flight to 2028 and type certification/first delivery to 2031 in September 2026.
Overview
The HondaJet Echelon is a new aircraft programme above the HA-420 family, with a planned capacity of up to eleven occupants. It targets single-pilot transcontinental capability while retaining Honda’s interest in aerodynamic efficiency and distinctive engine positioning.
Program history
The HondaJet 2600 concept led to a commercial programme and the Echelon name in 2023. Honda’s September 2026 update targets first flight in 2028 and certification with first delivery in 2031; these remain programme objectives.