Honda Aircraft has finished certification flight testing of Garmin Autoland on the HondaJet HA‑420 Elite II and received FAA type‑inspection authorization, confirming systems meet design and safety requirements and clearing the program for final evaluation by FAA test pilots — positioning it to be the first twin‑turbine VLJ with Autoland.
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Completion of certification flight testing and issuance of an FAA type‑inspection authorization moves the HondaJet into the formal final evaluation phase that precedes regulatory approval; this follows recent FAA certification workflows for Garmin‑equipped business jets (see recent FAA certification of Garmin‑equipped Cessna Citation models: https://hype.aero/?story=72b1f282-17b5-48cc-8458-b38ba8fe0a89).
The program underscores a continuing industry push to field automated emergency‑landing systems across general and business aviation; Garmin Autoland has already seen FAA approvals and large retrofit programs (including approvals for ~1,000 King Air 300/350s and other Garmin retrofits): https://hype.aero/?story=e4adf066-80a2-4a41-bb40-2f54dcb7bfd4 and https://hype.aero/?story=671b1f62-6ee7-489a-a1f6-ad98c3a6b7df.
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• Jon Hemmerdinger