TOKYO -- Honda Motor has zoomed past Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the competition to build a distinctive Japanese passenger jet, capitalizing on upper-class demand with its business craft while the Mitsubishi Regional Jet languishes in development.
The Japanese automaker delivered 24 of its HondaJet miniature craft to customers in the January-June period, outstripping rivals like America's Cessna in the sector. The jet seats just seven including the crew.
