Mali Air (MAE, Graz) is set to launch Honda Aircraft operations with the addition of a first HondaJet, ch-aviation research reveals.
OE-FUA (msn 42000098) is a 7.3-year-old aircraft recently registered in Austria. Previously registered in the United States as N420ME, it was part of the fleet of Jet it Flight Operations, a fractional ownership company that ceased operations in 2023. The jet was ferried to Mönchengladbach in November of that year, where it remained parked, apart from three test flights between June and July 2024. It performed a final test flight on January 15, 2025, before being deregistered from the United States on March 3.
The HondaJet has yet to enter in service with Mali Air, which operates a Cessna 340, two Citation I/SPs (one parked at Linz Blue Danube since August 2024), an Eclipse 500, and an Eclipse 550 (parked at Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen since October 2024).
