Deliveries of the Premier I, Raytheon Aircraft's first-ever, clean sheet jet, now are approaching 70 units, so B/CA recently surveyed operators to determine how well the aircraft is living up to their ...

Taking a page from luxury car sales strategy, Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) now offers five years of free maintenance for Premier 1A jet buyers, or 1,000 hours, whichever comes first. The deal is ...

A more capable variant of Hawker Beechcraft's Premier light business jet family is expected to be launched at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition this month offering greater range ...

Speed, cabin room and price are three good reasons to consider the Premier 1A, if you’re in the market for a light jet, says Gavin Woodman, co-founder of Aerocor, a business aircraft brokerage based ...

Hawker Beechcraft today secured a firm commitment from Dubai-based Western Aviation for a Hawker 4000. The deal follows news that the company has now taken 40 firm orders and a further 30 positions ...

"We've spent the last 18 months gathering valuable input from light jet customers around the world," Hawker Beechcraft executive vice president Shawn Vick said. Not surprisingly, they said they wanted ...

Hawker Beechcraft Inc., the business-jet maker owned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Onex Corp., agreed to sell itself to Superior Aviation Beijing Co. for $1.79 billion. Under the terms of the ...

A photograph of a Beechcraft Bonanza Model 35 airplane in flight. Aviation pioneers Walter H. and Olive Ann Beech founded the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita in 1932. Date: 1947 Courtesy Hawker ...

This past week I had the privilege of taking a tour of the Hawker Beechcraft factory and corporate headquarters in Wichita Kansas. The tour started at our home base in Tennessee with a flight to ...

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Bankrupt aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Inc, owned by Goldman Sachs and Onex Corp , said it is in exclusive talks with a little-known Chinese aerospace firm over the ...