GE Honda Aero Engines
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GE Honda Aero Engines LLC (or GE Honda) is a Cincinnati
, Ohio
based joint venture
between GE Aviation and Honda Aero. GE Honda is headed by Bill Dwyer of GE Aviation and Atsukuni Waragai of Honda Aero. Formed in 2004, the company plans to create jet engines in the 1,000 - 3,500 lbf
thrust class, suitable for the business aviation industry.
, the world's leading jet engine producer, and Honda
, the world's largest engine manufacturer.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
based joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between GE Aviation and Honda Aero. GE Honda is headed by Bill Dwyer of GE Aviation and Atsukuni Waragai of Honda Aero. Formed in 2004, the company plans to create jet engines in the 1,000 - 3,500 lbf
Pound-force
The pound force is a unit of force in some systems of measurement including English engineering units and British gravitational units.- Definitions :...
thrust class, suitable for the business aviation industry.
History
The GE Honda joint venture was formed in October 2004, with the intention of combining the propulsion technology and innovation of General ElectricGeneral Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, the world's leading jet engine producer, and Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
, the world's largest engine manufacturer.