Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. Honda Aircraft Company President, CEO and Founder, Michimasa Fujino, retired effective April 1, due to reaching the corporation’s mandatory retirement age…
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Honda Aircraft Company Receives FAA Production Certificate
GREENSBORO, N.C. – July 11, 2016 – Honda Aircraft Company announced today that it has earned a Production Certificate from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Honda Aircraft Company is building the HA-420…
Honda Aircraft Receives Type Certification For HondaJet
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Honda Aircraft received type certification for the “HondaJet” from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on December 8, 2015. The FAA presented the type certificate to Honda Aircraft…
HondaJet Receives Type Certification From Federal Aviation Administration
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Dec. 9, 2015 — The HondaJet received type certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday. Honda Aircraft Company and the FAA made the…
Honda Aircraft President & CEO Honored At 12th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation”
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. – Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, received the “Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award” at “Living Legends of Aviation,” January 16,…
AOPA’s Mark Baker Receives Legacy Award At Living Legends of Aviation Ceremony
FREDERICK, MD – Mark Baker, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), was awarded the ‘Harrison Ford Legacy in Aviation Award’ Friday during the 12th annual Living Legends…
Honda Aircraft President Receives Award For Innovation In Aeronautics
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – The International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) presented its 2014 Award for Innovation in Aeronautics to Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino during…
First Production HondaJet Makes Public Debut At AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The first production HondaJet made its public debut, July 28, 2014, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Following a celebratory event commemorating the occasion, the HondaJet concluded the day…
First Production HondaJet Takes To The Skies
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Honda Aircraft Company announced June 27, 2014, that the first production HondaJet achieved its initial flight, marking another milestone toward aircraft certification and entry into service in…
HondaJet Achieves FAA Type Inspection Authorization… Honda Aircraft Company’s Customer Service Facility Receives FAA Part 145 Certification
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Honda Aircraft Company announced Dec. 20, 2013 two significant milestones in the development of the world’s most advanced light jet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued…