Hawker announces two orders for a total of 33 Hawkers . . .

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UK-based firm places order for 10 Hawker business jets New Delhi (PTI):

A premier British investment firm on Tuesday announced orders for 10 new Hawker business jets, worth over USD 70 million, which would be operated on lease for air charters in India by a Bangalore-based firm.
The UK-based ISIS Group placed firm orders for 10 Hawker 400XP light jets at a business aviation convention in Florida yesterday, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) spokesperson said here.

These aircraft would be leased and operated for air charter services by Aviators India Pvt Ltd, whose entire operations would be supported by InterGlobe General Aviation's HBC-authorised service centre in Delhi.

For the ISIS Group, this initial purchase of aircraft is for their new investment in the Aviators India, which would launch its charter services in the second half of next year. While five of these aircraft would be delivered next year, the remaining five would be delivered in 2010.

"This order highlights the growing demand in India for private aircraft and it further cements Hawker Beechcraft as the superior choice for business travel in the region," HBC President (Commercial Sales) Brad Hatt said in a statement.

Maintaining that the existing sales of aircraft engines was "strong", he said "with the surge of orders we have experienced in India this year, we are poised to continue to grow our aviation leadership position in the region.
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Brazil order for 23 Hawkers!!!

Líder, a South American Hawker Beechcraft dealer and authorized service center since 1996, bought what is considered to be one of the largest general aviation aircraft orders in Brazilian history with a value estimated at nearly $200 million, Hawker Beechcraft says. The contract was signed by Lider CEO Eduardo de Pereira Vaz.

The order consists of three Hawker 4000, two Hawker 900XP, three Hawker 750, five new Hawker 450XP, one Beechcraft King Air B200GT, four Beechcraft King Air C90GTi, two Beechcraft Baron G58 and three Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft.

Deliveries for the 23 aircraft will take place from 2009 to 2011.

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Its hard to beat a hawker. The 4000 is supposed to be the cats ass. I'd like to see how they impact the market. The 1000 were never quite what everyone had hoped for, and netjets dumped their fleet a few months ago. Hope it has better success.

I wonder if they're flooding the market with the 4000, 950, 900, 850, 800xp, 750 and 450? Is there really that much difference between the 950 and the 900?