Hawker Beechcraft Adapting To Meet The Times
Asked recently how Hawker Beechcraft is doing, company chairman and CEO Bill Boisture’s answer of, “We’re doing all right,” was abbreviated at best.
Hawker Beechcraft received FAA certification of its 800XPR–with more powerful engines and winglets–in August.
Hawker Beechcraft received FAA certification of its 800XPR–with more powerful engines and winglets–in August.

Asked recently how Hawker Beechcraft is doing, company chairman and CEO Bill Boisture’s answer of, “We’re doing all right,” was abbreviated at best. The long answer is more enlightening. “The progress we’re making in transformation of the company through Project Challenge is very significant,” Boisture said, answering more at length.

Project Challenge was launched in August 2010 and implemented “a large-scale transformation that would reduce annual operating costs through changing the structure of the company and repositioning for the future,” Boisture explained. And he added that the restructuring includes a reduction of facilities, outsourcing of noncore activity, supply chain rationalization and implementation of lean manufacturing initiatives.