GUANGZHOU, China — Jan. 26, 2018 — Honda Aircraft Company, announced today that HondaJet China (Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd.) held an event to celebrate their new FBO facilities’ opening at the business jet terminal being constructed in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou, China.

Many were present during the ceremony, including Guangzhou local government officials, Mr. Zhou Yuxi, Chairman of Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd., Takahiro Hachigo, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. President & CEO and Michimasa Fujino, Honda Aircraft Company President & CEO.

“We are pleased to establish the base of our dealer service at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport,” said Mr. Zhou Yuxi, Chairman of Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd. “We look forward to providing an exceptional customer experience synonymous with the Honda brand by representing the HondaJet in the greater China region and providing a dedicated sales and service experience to the customer.”

Speaking at the ceremony, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said, “I am pleased to be here today to celebrate the HondaJet dealer opening in China. Honda is a mobility company and we are always challenging ourselves to advance the future of mobility. The HondaJet has fulfilled founder Soichiro Honda’s long-standing dream to take personal mobility skyward. With the cooperation between Honda Aircraft Company and Honsan Aviation, I am confident the HondaJet will deliver “the joy that promotes freedom of mobility” to customers in China.”

Honda Aircraft Company President & CEO Michimasa Fujino added, “We are pleased for HondaJet China to open today as a dealer in and around China.  With the strong partnership of Honsan Group, we believe HondaJet’s business will experience successful growth in this emerging aviation market. The high speed, superior fuel efficiency and exceptional comfort of the HondaJet creates unique value in this region.”

Honda Aircraft has established a worldwide dealer network to provide unsurpassed service and support for HondaJet customers. The HondaJet dealer network spans territories in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

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The HondaJet is the fastest, highest-flying, quietest, and most fuel-efficient jet in its class. The HondaJet incorporates many technological innovations in aviation design, including the unique Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration that dramatically improves performance and fuel efficiency by reducing aerodynamic drag. The OTWEM design also reduces cabin noise, minimizes ground-detected noise, and allows for the roomiest cabin and the largest baggage capacity in its class and a fully serviceable private aft lavatory. The HondaJet is equipped with the most sophisticated glass flight deck available in any light business jet, a Honda-customized Garmin® G3000. The HondaJet is Honda's first commercial aircraft and lives up to the company’s reputation for superior performance, efficiency, quality and value.

Honda Aircraft Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Founded in 2006, Honda Aircraft’s world headquarters is located in North Carolina, the birthplace of aviation. The challenging spirit upon which Mr. Soichiro Honda founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is alive today as Honda Aircraft fulfills one of Honda’s longstanding dreams to advance human mobility skyward.

Honda Aircraft Company appointed Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd. as a HondaJet dealer to sell and provide various services for HondaJet, the world’s most advanced light jet, throughout China, including Hong Kong and Macau.