Company kicks off an aggressive delivery schedule fueled by a modern manufacturing infrastructure

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — December 31, 2006 —Eclipse Aviation, manufacturer of the world’s first very light jet (VLJ), delivered its first customer aircraft today at its headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ramping up to fulfill the backlog of more than 2,500 aircraft, the company already has 37 additional aircraft on its production line in various stages of assembly. Seven of these aircraft have completed final assembly and are being prepared for delivery. In the coming days, Eclipse will hold a delivery ceremony at the company headquarters.

--- Accelerate our effort to strengthen the core characteristics that make Honda unique and proactively pursue creation of advanced technologies and products that represents the uniqueness of Honda ---

TOKYO, Japan, December 19, 2006– Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it would further accelerate its effort to strengthen the core characteristics that make Honda unique in each business area in order to continue creating new value and providing products and services which are beyond customers’ expectations.

First flight of aircraft No 3 set for spring 2007

Grob Aerospace confirmed today that the spn , test aircraft No 3 remains on schedule for first flight during the second quarter of 2007. Furthermore, test aircraft No 4 will be added to the flight test program and will be fitted with a full interior by September 2007. Additionally the first serial production aircraft will be built at Grob’s manufacturing facilities in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, to join the flight test program.