HondaJet to be based in South Carolina

HondaJet World Headquarters will be in South Carolina.

Honda will open its 17th major manufacturing plant in North America in Greensboro, N.C. -- a $100 million investment for Honda Aircraft Co. to build its new executive jet. The company will soon begin producing aircraft for delivery in 2010. The construction of 215,000 square foot headquarters building will be adjacent to its production facilities.

The project is expected to create 283 jobs with an average salary of $70,000 the next five years, according to the office of North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley. The pay is twice the area's average wage.

The HondaJet, which will cost $3.65 million, will have a cruising speed of 450 mph and room for up to eight people. More than 100 have already been ordered

For more information visit the HondaJet webpage.

http://hondajet.honda.com/

Learjet 60 Sets World Speed Record

Bombardier Learjet 60 Sets World Speed Record in Middle East

The popular Bombardier Learjet 60 midsize jet - recognized worldwide for its legendary performance and value - as set today a world speed record in its class, flying Jeddah-Dubai non-stop, in exactly two hours. The flight is fully sanctioned by the F?d?ration A?ronautique Internationale (FAI).

Air traffic controllers in Jeddah and Dubai clocked the official take off and arrival times, which they will submit to the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), according to official procedure, in order to validate the record flight. Once validated, the NAA will submit the record to the FAI in Paris, France, for international ratification.

This is the second Learjet 60 aircraft record in just over four months. On September 21, 2006, another Learjet 60 jet flew Cape Town-Johannesburg, round trip, in two hours, 59 minutes. To date, the high performance jet has accumulated 13 world speed records over nine routes in five countries.

To date, the high performance jet has accumulated 13 world speed records over nine routes in five countries.

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