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Howard Povey, head of aircraft sales, Northern Europe, Marshall Aviation Services, accepts the keys to HondaJet, registered in the Isle of Man, from Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company. HondaJet Photo
Marshall Aircraft Sales congratulated Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, as the company formally accepted the keys to its newly European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified new HondaJet at the EBACE show in Geneva.
“As the Northern European dealership, we are very pleased to now have our own HondaJet demonstrator at our Birmingham base,” said Howard Povey, head of aircraft sales, Northern Europe for Marshall. “We are excited about our customers experiencing this innovative technology, as it not only breaks the conventional mould set by the aerospace industry, but provides category-enhancing advancements such as a more spacious cabin, highest speed and superior fuel efficiency.”
Prior to the official handover on May 24 at Europe’s premier business aviation show, FlairJet pilot Capt Mike Finbow took the lead in ferrying the aircraft from Greensboro, N.C. The crew flew the aircraft from Honda Aircraft Company’s Greensboro facility to Bangor, Maine then to Goose Bay, N.L.; to Iqaluit and Frobisher Bay, Nunavut; East Sondrestrom, Greenland and then on to Keflavik in Iceland.
From Keflavik it flew to Wick in northern Scotland, before its final leg to Marshall’s Birmingham Airport U.K. facility, where it was greeted with a celebratory water cannon salute.
FlairJet representatives said, “The HondaJet handled extremely well, super solid and easy to fly. Climb performance was excellent. This is a premium, state-of-the-art aircraft in the light jet class and its distinctive appearance stands it out from the crowd.”
