With its HF120 engine soon to enter service powering the HA-420 HondaJet, GE Honda Aero Engines president Steve Shaknaitis said all systems are go to support the engine, even as the company looks ahead toward additional applications for the new powerplant.

“We have one product, but we have much more,” Shaknaitis said, as he delivered an overview during NBAA 2015 of the where the program stands. Its Burlington, N.C. factory is building engines, producing 46 to date, and the company has established a service network in North America, Western Europe and Brazil, with parts and tools in place and training completed.

An Engine Maintenance Care (EMC) program is also ready. “To us, that’s where we have to focus, to make this a seamless support experience for the customer,” he said. Offered in two options, EMC2, and more basic EMCb (which doesn’t pick up labor costs for line maintenance), the program nonetheless provides significant flexibility in choosing elements, so support can be tailored to each customer’s preferences. Shaknaitis declined to provide EMC pricing, but said it is “competitive” and costs are available from representatives at the company’s display here (Booth C10029).

Having received FAA certification two years ago, the HF120 is on track for EASA approval, as well as from Mexico’s DGAC and Transport Canada by year end, and Brazil’s ANAC next year.

Sierra Industries has already chosen the HF120 for its Sapphire upgrade program, as replacements for the legacy Williams engines on 525-series CitationJets, and GE Honda is looking at other retrofit and OEM opportunities. It’s also thinking ahead to single engine applications. Shaknaitus said the company has extensively studied the engine’s architecture and its suitability for such a role. “We don’t have a launch customer, but we have an engine that’s ready to go do that,” he said.