Engines
Honda, GE announce partnership details
The CEOs of Honda Motor and GE Transportation, a division of General Electric, signed the definitive agreement during the NBAA Convention last month to cre

The CEOs of Honda Motor and GE Transportation, a division of General Electric, signed the definitive agreement during the NBAA Convention last month to create GE Honda Aero Engines, a joint company that will pursue the launch of Honda’s HF118 turbofan engine for the light business jet market. The two companies announced in February that they would form the joint venture, but they did not reveal the details until the signing in Las Vegas last month.

Takeo Fukui, president and CEO of Honda Motor, and David Calhoun, president and CEO of GE Transportation, signed copies of the agreement after a presentation. The new company will begin operating by year-end in Cincinnati with about 10 employees, said Gary Leonard of GE Transportation, who, with Atsukuni Waragai of Honda Motor, will lead GE Honda Aero Engines.