FlyExclusive (JRE, Kinston) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet in November 2024 with the addition of a first HondaJet Elite S, ch-aviation research shows.
N301JT (msn 42000226) was first active under the 'JRE' code on November 5, flying between Kinston and Raleigh/Durham, followed by a leg to Fayetteville Grannis Grannis Regional, before returning to Kinston later that day.
The 3.6-year-old aircraft was originally delivered to Jet It, a fractional ownership company that ceased operations in 2023. N301JT last flew under the 'JIT' code on February 2, 2023, with ADS-B data showing the jet resumed operations on May 17 of that year under the 'HNC' code of Honda Aircraft.
This is the first HondaJet to operate under FlyExclusive's Part 135 certificate. The publicly listed operator recently assumed the management of Volato, which had a fleet of twenty-five HA-420s at the time of the transaction. FlyExclusive is expected to incorporate additional jets of the type into its fleet, contingent on demand from existing Volato customers, as confirmed to ch-aviation in an exclusive interview.
FlyExclusive now operates a fleet of 90 aircraft under its Part 135-certified fleet, including two recently inducted Bombardier Business Aircraft Challenger 350s, two Citation Encore+, thirty-four Citation Excel, fourteen Citation Jet 3s, nine Citation Jet 3+, seven Citation Sovereign, five Citation X, eight Citation XLS, three Citation XLS+, five Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-SPs, and the newly added HondaJet Elite S.
