| The sky is the limit! And Honda Motors has already | | | | features were the innovative output of a 20-year |
| announced its plans to accept sales orders in the U.S. | | | | aviation research of Honda Motors. Some say that the |
| for their very first jet, the HondaJet. Honda made the | | | | HondaJet was an aircraft version of the Honda Civic. |
| announcement at the Experimental Aircraft | | | | Satoshi Toshida, Senior Managing Director of Honda |
| Association AirVenture 2006. | | | | Motors said: "Aviation has been an important dream of |
| Honda also announced that they have plans to enter | | | | Honda for more than four decades. Our goal is |
| the aviation industry and to build a business alliance | | | | consistent with the philosophy of other Honda products |
| with the co-developer of the HondaJet, Piper Aircraft | | | | -- to provide convenient and efficient transportation |
| Inc. Honda Motors and Piper Aircraft will work together | | | | that will make people's lives better. We are excited |
| and collaborate on sales, services, and development in | | | | now to enter a new dimension of mobility. In Piper we |
| the general aviation business. Complete details on the | | | | believe we have a partner we can collaborate with in |
| collaboration of Honda and Piper Aircraft were, | | | | our effort to bring new value to customers in the very |
| however, not included in the announcement. | | | | light jet market." |
| The first public world debut of the HondaJet took | | | | "Honda is a company with a rich heritage of bringing |
| place at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) | | | | high quality, innovative products to market. This |
| AirVenture 2005 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The EEA | | | | business alliance is a perfect fit given the commitment |
| AirVenture is the largest annual aviation gathering. The | | | | both Piper and Honda have to providing our respective |
| HondaJet was built using the latest technology in the | | | | customers with world-class products and services. |
| aviation development industry, the patented | | | | Piper is very excited about this alliance and the way it |
| over-the-wing engine-mount configuration, a | | | | complements our vision for the future," said James K. |
| natural-laminar flow (NLF) wing, fuselage nose, and the | | | | Bass, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft, Inc. |
| advanced all-composite fuselage structure. The said | | | | |