Michimasa Fujino: father of the HondaJet
Twenty years after beginning a quest to develop a jet, Michimasa Fujino stood proudly at the Honda display during last year’s NBAA Convention as Honda Moto

Twenty years after beginning a quest to develop a jet, Michimasa Fujino stood proudly at the Honda display during last year’s NBAA Convention as Honda Motor president and CEO Takeo Fukui honored him with a public display of support for the HondaJet program. The announcements that followed signaled the beginning of sales for the $3.65 million jet, and by the end of the show Honda Aircraft had logged orders for more than 100 aircraft.

Fujino had just graduated from college with a degree in aerospace engineering when he attended his first NBAA Convention in 1986. “There is no such event as NBAA in Japan,” he said, “so I vividly remember that when I entered the exhibit center, I was struck by the gorgeous exhibits and by the stunning business jets. From that time, it has been my dream to bring a jet I designed to this magnificent show.”

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