Honda chooses location for production plant
In a move that wasn’t overly surprising, Honda Aircraft announced on February 9 that it has decided to build its world headquarters and HondaJet manufactur

In a move that wasn’t overly surprising, Honda Aircraft announced on February 9 that it has decided to build its world headquarters and HondaJet manufacturing plant at Piedmont-Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., site of the company’s research and development facility.

Honda plans to spend $60 million to build a 215,000-sq-ft facility that will house research, engineering, sales and marketing and service support operations in 68,000 sq ft of office space and 147,000 sq ft of hangar space. Construction began last month and is due for completion in November. The new buildings will replace the existing hangar and office complex that gave birth to the HondaJet. “This will become the center of the company’s activity in the realm of aviation,” said Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino.