Honda Aircraft’s HA-420 HondaJet has received type certificates from Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC) and Panama’s Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil (AAC), the company announced this week at FIDAE 2018 in Santiago, Chile. The twinjet, which received similar approval from Brazil’s civil aviation agency last year, is also making its debut appearance at the airshow.

In a joint statement, HondaJet Latin America president Willie Tufro and HondaJet Middle Americas vice president Mitsuru Yazawa said, “The HondaJet securing type certification in these countries is a major milestone for business aviation. As the authorized dealers in Argentina and Panama, respectively, we are looking forward to delivering the light jet to our customers [in these countries].” 

Besides the aforementioned South American approvals, the HondaJet has also received type certification from the FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, and Mexico’s DGAC, among others. The HondaJet was the most delivered very light jet last year, logging 43 shipments. To date, the type has also broken 13 speed records.