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Honda's business jet spreads wings to Southeast Asia

Honda's business jet spreads wings to Southeast Asia
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So, you want a Honda vehicle that so unique, you won’t see another one that looks similar to it around the corner every other minute? Well then, you need the HondaJet, Honda Motor Company‘s first endeavor in aircraft manufacturing, as sales for it has begun in Southeast Asia. 

Honda Motor will begin selling its business jet in several Southeast Asian markets to capitalize on the region's economic growth, the Japanese automaker said. 

Hondajet | Hondajet.com
Hondajet | Hondajet.com

 

Honda tapped Thai Aerospace Services as its first-ever HondaJet dealer in Southeast Asia. The aircraft will be sold in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam. 

The seven-passenger HondaJet first hit the market in December 2015, and orders have topped 100. The design places the engines above the wings, granting the plane more interior space. Other selling points include speed and fuel efficiency. 

Hondajet | Hondajet.com
Hondajet | Hondajet.com

 

The Honda HA-420 HondaJet is the first aircraft developed by Honda Aircraft Company. The light business jet was designed in Japan and then developed and manufactured in Greensboro, North Carolina in the United States.  In 2014, the aircraft was awarded a 'Best of What's New' title by Popular Science magazine.

The cabin | Hondajet.com
The cabin | Hondajet.com

 

In its typical configuration, the aircraft can accommodate one crew member and five passengers, has a maximum cruising altitude of 43,000 feet with a maximum cruising speed of 422 knots (782 kph), and a combined stowage area of 66 cubic feet.

Honda has dealerships in North America, Latin America and Europe, and the company had delivered 41 jets as of mid-April.

Hondajet | Hondajet.com
Hondajet | Hondajet.com

 

The Japanese group also announced Monday that several HondaJets have been ordered by a European program that gives joint owners the opportunity to fly the aircraft. 

Source and reference :

Aviation Week

Carmudi

Hondajet.com

Asia.Nikkei.com

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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