Honda Aircraft Co. received Federal Aviation Administration type certification for its HondaJet on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, clearing the way for full production of the automaker’s first airplane in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Associated Press reported.
The jet
- The HA-420 seats up to seven and had a list price of about $4.5 million.
- It was expected to be the first in a line of aircraft built at Honda Aircraft’s manufacturing hub and headquarters in Greensboro.
- Honda said it had more than 100 orders, mostly from customers in North America and Europe.
A long road
Honda had first said deliveries would begin by 2010 and had not given a new delivery date. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory confirmed the certification. The approval came three decades after Honda’s founder set a goal of entering aviation.
Source & credit
Source: Associated Press via WRAL: “Honda wins FAA approval to start selling jets made in USA”, Dec. 9, 2015.