General Electric lands in Long Island the week of the HondaJet safety campaign.

General Electric flew from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) to a private strip near 40.792, -73.108 on Long Island on May 22, arriving just before 1:10 p.m. after a two-hour, 58-minute hop at 41,000 feet. The HondaJet HA-420, tail number N120GE, carried CEO Larry Culp or another company executive to the New York area.

The same week the HondaJet Owners & Pilots Association and Honda Aircraft released a new Proficient Pilot Program video and mentorship initiative aimed at curbing a spate of runway excursions, per an AIN Online report. At least 21 HondaJet runway excursions have been recorded, including nine since September 2023, with the most recent at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Japan on April 13. GE Aerospace’s own connection to the HondaJet runs deep: its GE Honda Aero Engines joint venture builds the HF120 turbofans that power the HA-420, a design GE Aerospace describes as delivering “unparalleled performance” in the 2,000-pound thrust class.

The trip fits a pattern of frequent East Coast shuttles for N120GE. In the past week alone, the aircraft moved between Cincinnati; Washington, D.C.; the Boston area; and northern Illinois, suggesting a rotation of supplier visits, regulatory meetings, or internal reviews. For an owner whose fleet is surprisingly modest—a single very-light jet—GE Aerospace keeps its corporate travel tightly tethered to its aerospace engineering base in Evendale, Ohio, and the Northeast corridor of customers and partners.