Hawker and Beechcraft product line-up at Middle East Business Aviation conference and show

"The Hawker and Beechcraft product line is well suited to the Middle Eastern market due to their exceptional payload capability, cabin size, range and reliability," said Ted Farid, vice president, International Sales. He added: "With 35 percent market share, the Middle East is a strong market for us and continues to show great potential. International recognition and acceptance of business aircraft have combined to boost general aviation sales around the globe. The company's percent of international sales to total sales were 16 percent in 2004 and increased to 35 percent in 2006. Our goal is to grow our percent of international sales to near 50 percent. The Hawker line is selling extraordinarily well backed by the exceptional service and support our customers know to expect."

Hawker - The Hawker 850XP carries on the tradition of the Hawker 800-series. Winglets for the Hawker 850XP were developed by RAC enabling an additional 100 nautical mile range to the aircraft. The improvements feature an upgrade to the Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) for the existing Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite, and a new interior and cabin management system. In addition to these enhancements, the Hawker 850XP comes standard with a class-leading 5-year warranty on the airframe, engines, and avionics.

The Collins ProLine 21 system includes IFIS that provides enhanced map features to traditional displays (e.g., rivers, lakes, national boundaries, airways and airspace depictions). The IFIS system provides the capability to display features that enhance safety and situational awareness such as electronic charts, enhanced map overlays, graphical weather (optional) and three dimension flight management system mapping (optional) on both multi-function displays. In the light business jet class, the Hawker 400XP is the best-selling light jet, recognized for its speed, cabin size and comfort, and overall value. Delivering convenient travel at surprisingly low operating costs, operators can take more people to more places for what it costs to fly less capable business jets. It is a favorite in the fractional aircraft fleet.

Beechcraft - The Premier IA is the largest single-pilot business jet in the world. Featuring a totally redesigned interior, and IFIS avionics enhancements as well as several systems' improvements, the refined Beechcraft Premier IA also comes standard with a 5-year limited warranty. The Premier IA is constructed with high-strength composite, carbon fiber/epoxy honeycomb fuselage, completely produced by computer-controlled, automated machines, giving the aircraft a medium jet sized cabin at light jet acquisition and operating costs. The powerplants are Williams International FJ44-2A engines that are built on themes of simplicity, low fuel consumption, and high-altitude thrust performance. Collins Pro Line 21 avionics are featured with total system integration and instrument placement designed to make single-pilot operation easy, simple and safe. The Beechcraft King Air 350 is the flagship of the King Air line. The most successful series of twin turbine-powered business aircraft ever built, the product line has been in continuous production since 1964. More than 6,000 King Airs have been sold for corporate, commercial and special mission operations in more than 94 countries throughout the world amassing over 40 million flight hours. There are currently three variants of the King Air - the Beechcraft King Air 350, the Beechcraft King Air B200 and the new Beechcraft King Air C90GT.

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