Honda Aircraft Company

Infobox Company
company_name = Honda Aircraft Company
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company_type = Private, subsidiary of
Honda Motor Co., Ltd
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foundation = August, 2006
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location_city = Greensboro, North Carolina
location_country = United States
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key_people = Michimasa Fujino, President and CEO
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industry = Aircraft Manufacturing
products = HondaJet Very Light Jet
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num_employees = 50 (2007)
parent = Honda Motor Co., Ltd
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homepage = [http://www.hondajet.com www.hondajet.com]
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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 convert|214000|sqft|m2|-2|sing=on office and manufacturing facility in Greensboro to support HondaJet production for deliveries in 2010.

References

* [http://corporate.honda.com/press/article.aspx?id=2006080838554 Press Release on Honda Aircraft Company Formation]
* [http://corporate.honda.com/press/article.aspx?id=2007020934372 Press Release on Manufacturing Site Plans]