Greensboro based Honda Aircraft Company to begin $19 million expansion (2014, construction)

[gsoboi78]

Greensboro based Honda Aircraft Company to begin $19 million expansion at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Over 1,200 already employed at the jet factory and world headquarters



http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/blog/2014/10/honda-aircraft-co-begins-construction-on-19m.html

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Those little jets sure are cool. A real feather in the Triad's cap.

[emelvee]

Definitely promising for the area...The plane will be more expensive compared to the competition, I've heard, so I hope HondaJet is successful.

[YinXyang]

That's greater good for the triad as a whole!

[RexLan]

Originally Posted by emelvee

Definitely promising for the area...The plane will be more expensive compared to the competition, I've heard, so I hope HondaJet is successful.

$4.5 Million.

However, the Gulfstream is not a comparable product at all. It has a 25% larger payload, operates in 2/3 of the field length requirements, is faster and has almost twice the range.

The Honda is a VW compared to a Lincoln, but it is a dandy indeed, quite practical for a smaller business, affordable, nice market niche and of course 1/4th the cost !