Honda

As investors envision a new era of hovering, environmentally friendly, electric air taxis flying short hops over traffic jams to nearby airports, the history of U.S. helicopter airlines may offer some keys to success.  New York Airways (1953-1979) and Los Angeles Airways (1947-1971)—along with similar operations in San Francisco and Chicago—were aviation trailblazers, part of […]

t’s only been a few years since the birth of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) movement, but in 2021, companies were already clearing major hurdles.

Honda Aircraft Company announced Thursday that it has delivered 200 of its HondaJet HA420 series aircraft, marking six years since the original model received FAA type certification. “Since 2017, the HondaJet has been the most delivered aircraft in its class, and we continue to see high demand for the aircraft, thanks to its unmatched performance, […]

Honda has announced its entrance into the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) market as part of its new “mobility ecosystem.” Honda’s new aircraft is committed to clean operation through the use of gas turbine hybrid power units, with an estimated range of 249 miles, the company said Thursday. The proposed aircraft will feature decentralized […]

I wasn’t looking for nice. I was a 14-year-old, eagerly flipping through a vintage Playboy magazine I found in a thrift store in upstate New York while my parents looked at an old rug in the next room. But still, the illustration—a carefree blonde, a man in uniform, both astride a Honda motorcycle carrying them […]