Aircraft
Hawker 4000 earns European passport
Hawker Beechcraft had a busy start to EBACE 2010 yesterday, packing its massive static display here in Geneva with new customers.

Hawker Beechcraft had a busy start to EBACE 2010 yesterday, packing its massive static display here in Geneva with new customers. Then, while the delivery presentation was under way, it finally received European certification for its flagship Hawker 4000 before announcing both a new derivative product and a European partnership.   

The U.S. manufacturer has unveiled a performance upgrade for its Hawker 800XP twinjet. The new Hawker 800XPR package replaces the aircraft’s original engines with Honeywell TFE731-50R powerplants and adds Hawker Beechcraft-designed winglets. The company is offering a special introductory price for the upgrade as it awaits certification.