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• Matt Thurber
EASA has validated Honda Aircraft’s APMG-S package for HondaJet Classic and APMG aircraft registered in Europe, allowing service centers to install the upgrade. It adds new avionics, increases maximum takeoff weight by 136 kg and improves directional control, extending the upgrade’s availability beyond its existing market.
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EASA has validated Honda Aircraft’s APMG-S package for HondaJet Classic and APMG aircraft registered in Europe, allowing service centers to install the upgrade. It adds new avionics, increases maximum takeoff weight by 136 kg and improves directional control, extending the upgrade’s availability beyond its existing market.
Honda Aircraft says EASA validation of its APMG S upgrade package lets customers buy an earlier-generation HondaJet with a defined path to the enhancement, or choose a preowned aircraft that has already been upgraded. The validation extends the package’s availability to customers under EASA oversight.
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