Engines
GE Honda Transitions HF120 Production to N. Carolina
Ceremony marks the beginning of the shift in HondaJet engine production to Burlington, N.C., from Lynn, Mass.
Honda Aero president and CEO Masahiko Izumi and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) show off the first production GE Honda HF120 engine built by workers at Honda Aero’s Burlington, N.C. headquarters. The ceremony on November 12 marked the official launch of operations at the plant. (Photo: Paul Vernon)
Honda Aero president and CEO Masahiko Izumi and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) show off the first production GE Honda HF120 engine built by workers at Honda Aero’s Burlington, N.C. headquarters. The ceremony on November 12 marked the official launch of operations at the plant. (Photo: Paul Vernon)

During a November 12 ceremony at its Burlington, N.C. headquarters, GE Honda Aero Engines officially acknowledged the first production HF120 turbofan produced at the facility. The engine, a product of the joint venture between Honda and GE Aviation, will be one of four shipped next week to Honda Aircraft's HondaJet manufacturing plant in nearby Greensboro.


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