Honda Aircraft Company
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| Honda Aircraft Company | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private, subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd |
| Founded | August, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
| Key people | Michimasa Fujino, President and CEO |
| Industry | Aircraft Manufacturing |
| Products | HondaJet Very Light Jet |
| Employees | 50 (2007) |
| Parent | Honda Motor Co., Ltd |
| Website | www.hondajet.com |
The Honda Aircraft Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company that has developed the prototype HondaJet and is slated to manufacture and market the production version of the aircraft. The company was formed as a separate entity in August 2006 under the leadership of president and CEO Michimasa Fujino.
The corporate headquarters are located at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, where the prototype HondaJet was also developed and flight tested. In February, 2007, the Honda Aircraft Company announced plans to build a 214,000-square-foot (19,900 m²) office and manufacturing facility in Greensboro to support HondaJet production for deliveries in 2010.
