Honda Aircraft Company plans to add almost 300 new workers to its Greensboro facility to build a new type of jet.
The business is headquartered in Greensboro where it produces light jet aircraft.
The company is developing a longer-range version — the HondaJet 2600 model — capable of a nonstop transcontinental flight across the United States.
The company plans to invest more than $55 million in Guilford County to produce the new aircraft, according to a release from Gov. Roy Cooper. That will bring the company’s investment in the state to over $335 million.
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan says although the company has a presence here there was no guarantee that HondaJet would stay local for the new production.
“HondaJet is a world-class company and I can assure you that they were being courted not only throughout the country but also outside,” she says. "And it is wonderful that they are staying here in Guilford County.”
Wages will vary by job type but the average salary for the new positions is estimated to be just over $88,000.
“The Triad is the beating heart of North Carolina’s growing aviation industry, and we welcome this new investment in our region,” says state Sen. Michael Garrett in a release from the governor’s office.