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LAI International recognized by Honda Aircraft Engines
Company supports HondaJet as supplier to HF120 engine program
The first FAA-conforming HondaJet takes to the sky Dec. 20, 2010, in Greensboro, N.C. (Photo courtesy of HondaJetNews and
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., Jan. 25, 2011 — LAI International, Inc., strategic supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers, today announced it has received recognition from Honda Aircraft Engines for supporting the HF120 engine program as a supplier.
“On Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, the HF120 achieved a major milestone with a first flight on a conforming HondaJet aircraft. We recognize and are thankful to your team's relentless support to make this a reality for Honda. We appreciate your support and trust this to be the beginning of a long journey with Honda,” Atsukuni Waragai, Director and COO, Aircraft Engines R&D Center, and Masahiko Izumi, President and CEO, Honda Aero, Inc., said in a letter to LAI International's manufacturing team.
“At Honda, the pursuit of our dreams to enhance human mobility has to date lead us to develop and manufacture engines for both land and sea. With the launch of the HF120, we have begun to develop engines for the air, as well,” Waragai and Izumi said in the letter.
The HondaJet aircraft achieved its 51-minute first flight on a FAA-conforming HondaJet Dec. 20, 2010, from Honda Aircraft Company's world headquarters, Greensboro, N.C.
For more information on the HondaJet's first flight, see www.HondaJet.Honda.com.
About LAI International, Inc.
LAI International, Inc. is a leading contract manufacturer of make-complete precision-engineered components and assemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense, medical and other advanced technology industries. The company’s technology, engineering and manufacturing solutions are used to build components for airframes, aircraft engines, power generators, defense systems, medical devices and other industrial applications.
LAI has developed strategic relationships with leading global OEMs and operates five U.S. manufacturing facilities, with locations in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine — all of which are IS0 9001:2008 and AS9100 certified. The company also offers Nadcap-certified conventional and non-conventional machining processes.
LAI has developed innovative applications in advanced machining processes, including waterjet cutting and drilling, laser cutting, drilling, welding and heat-treating, EDM drilling, CNC EDM, high-speed EDM, conventional CNC machining, five-axis CNC machining and precision five-axis grinding. The company also provides gage calibration, tooling production, air-flow inspection and additional manufacturing services.
For more information, see www.LAIco.com.
Quick Facts about LAI International
- Five U.S. manufacturing facilities: Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine
- Corporate headquarters located in Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Founded in 1979
- ISO 9001 | AS9100 | Nadcap certified
- ACE Corporate Excellence Award winner, 2008-10
- Boeing Performance Excellence Award, 2010
- GE Customer Impact of the Year Award winner
- Lockheed Martin Corporate STAR Supplier
- Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Preferred Supplier
- Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private U.S. company, four-time award winner, 2007-10
