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GENERAL
AVIATION

HONDAJET - MOST-

DELIVERED FOR THIRD YEAR

or the third straight year, HondaJet has
Fbeen recognised as the most-delivered

aircraft in its class for 2019, according to the
General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

During the year, Honda Aircraft delivered
36 planes to customers globally from its
headquarters and assembly plant at Pied-

mont Triad International Airport, retaining
the title of the most-delivered very light jet.

“We are pleased that customers across
the globe continue to demonstrate a pref-

erence for us, as they are able to identify
our best-in-class performance and the

distinct innovation embodied by our prod-
uct,” said Honda Aircraft President and CEO

Michimasa Fujino.
“We are continuously improving our

efficiency, overall performance, and cabin

comfort in order to be at the forefront of
transformative technology that proves the

value of very light jets for efficient travel to

all types of users.” Carolina, in the US embarked on diversifi- for Hawaiian boutique airline Wing Spirit,

In 2019, Honda Aircraft received type cation of uses for the HondaJet Elite, which and even sold a plane to actor Tom Cruise.

certification from China’s Civil Aviation began including medevac configurations in Honda Aircraft’s sales and service foot-

Administration of China, Canada’s Trans- air ambulances in 2019. print spans North America, Europe, Latin

port Canada Civil Aviation, and Turkey’s During the year, the company made its America, Southeast Asia, China, the Middle

Directorate General of Civil Aviation. first delivery to its China dealership part- East, India and Japan. The HondaJet fleet has

The Greensboro based company in North ner, took an order for 15 HondaJet Elites grown to about 150 aircraft worldwide. Q

FIRST TWO AIRCRAFT ARRIVE
wo Blackshape
TBk160 Gabriél trainer

aircraft have been delivered
from Italy to Zelf Vliegen
Flight Academy in the Neth-
erlands.
The Gabriél is the first

aircraft if this type to be used
for the new Transavia airline
pilot programme that was
started by Transavia in 2019.
Zelf Vliegen Flight Acad-
emy at Lelystad Airport is

the launching customer of controls, is capable of top performance flight was founded in 1965, operating from the Neth-

the new Italian Blackshape qualities and is EASA CS-VLA certified. In 2018 erlands and France with a fleet of 80 Boeing

Bk160 Gabriél. the Blackshape Gabriél was chosen by Tran- 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft to over 110 desti-

The high performance savia for its airline pilot programme. nations in Europe and North Africa.

full carbon fibre Blackshape Transavia started its airline pilot programme The first two basic trainer aircraft arrived in

Bk160 Gabriél tandem that offers young people the opportunity to December 2019 and in February 2020 and the

seater is equipped with a obtain their multi-crew pilot licence (MPL). academy has placed an order for another two
glass cockpit and with dual Transavia Airlines is a low-cost airline that Gabriéls. Q
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