After over 18 years in development, Honda Aircraft's first airplane, a twin-engine single-pilot light jet, received FAA certification in December. The Greensboro, NC, company, which was built from scratch to create and market the design, says they have over 100 orders for the $4.5 million jet. Also in December, Transport Canada awarded certification to Bombardier's CS100 fuel-efficient fly-by-wire airliner. The all-new design seats 100 and will be followed soon by the 160-seat CS300 version. The Tecnam P2010, a new Italian design, also received FAA certification. The four-seat high-wing airplane mates an all-carbon-fiber fuselage with a metal wing and stabilator. It flies at up to 140 knots for up to 715 nm, and sells for $345,000.
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