Honda Aircraft Company has been recognised with Tier-6 Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation by NBAA in the Flight category. This Tier-6 accreditation is the highest level of recognition offered by the NBAA for sustainability efforts.

The accreditation was awarded following a period of stringent review by the NBAA of current flight operations data and a plan voluntarily drafted by Honda Aircraft Company's flight department, which aims to achieve more sustainable company flight operations. The plan designates specific initiatives and targets, including increased usage of SAF, the introduction of new technologies to further improve the industry-leading fuel efficiency of the HondaJet and other measures intended to achieve the optimal minimum environmental impact of aircraft operated by the company.

“We are very proud of our flight department's efforts in attaining this accreditation,” says president Hideto Yamasaki. “Its work fully embodies the spirit of Honda. The plan the team has outlined will go to further Honda's broader corporate policy, which aims to realise net-zero carbon emissions for all business operations by the year 2050. Going forward, our company intends to further strengthen its position of leadership in the development of a more sustainable future for aviation.”

Already in 2023, the Honda Aircraft Company flight department achieved a 100 per cent reduction in carbon emissions over 2019 through its use of SAF, SAF certificates (SAF-C) and carbon offsets. The plan approved by the NBAA expresses the flight department's intent to move away from carbon offsets in the coming years as the company transitions toward conducting flight operations powered entirely by SAF and SAF-C.

Honda has already undertaken a series of initiatives directed at the reduction of its carbon footprint. Honda Motor Company currently holds a position on the international technical review panel for SAF, alongside the FAA and other aviation firms.