In 2009, during the deepest recession the West has known in recent memory, the People’s Republic of China began to show its potential as a major corporate jet buyer.
In 2009, during the deepest recession the West has known in recent memory, the People’s Republic of China began to show its potential as a major corporate jet buyer.
A second HondaJet conforming prototype is scheduled to fly by the end of May and a third should follow by July, says Johannes Graf von Schaesberg, chairman and CEO of Rheinland Air Service (RAS) and HondaJet’s Sales and Service Center for Central Europe. Speaking at EBACE 2011, Von Schaesberg also confirms, “We’re looking at the end of 2012 for FAA certification, and with EASA certification pretty much running in parallel expect that to occur in early 2013.
