Honda, the corporation most well-known for its development and building of extraordinary automobiles, home-improvement implements, and motorcycles, has ventured into the new and different territory of manufacturing private jets. After 30 years of development, the lightweight private jet denotes Honda’s entrance into the aviation industry’s $23 billion annual revenue. It recently became public knowledge when Honda obtained the necessary certification.

The announcement was made at the Honda Aircraft Company in Greensboro, North Carolina on December 8th, 2015 that HondaJet procured type certification awarded by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Honda Aircraft Company secured a certificate of validation of the HondaJet’s performance, function, reliability, and safety through rigorous testing with the FAA, documenting over 3,000 flight hours.

With HondaJet FAA type certification acquired, Honda Aircraft is presently starting production in Greensboro with 25 aircraft in the last building stages. The Honda Aircraft Company has 1,700 people employed and working on a show. At the same time, the company prepares the finished planes’ deliveries, pilot training and customer service to deal with after-sales issues by the end of the year. Honda has already secured 100 orders for the jet, currently available for sale in the US and Europe, with deliveries beginning before the end of this year.

The easily accessible network of dealer locations will accommodate the services needed by dealers across North America, Europe, and South America for the customer to purchase the planes, or for materials, spare parts, and mechanical servicing that will be handled by trained HondaJet technicians who are readily on hand. The $4.5 million innovative private jet, HondaJet, will compete in the very light jet and plane charter division of the market against established models, like the Cessna’s Citation Mustang and the Embraer’s Phenom 100.