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Hawker Beechcraft Agrees To Offer From Chinese Company

Ironically, Hawker Beechcraft got the Military to overturn their contract for the Light Attack aircraft that they lost....because a Brazilian company won the contract....Hawker Beechcraft, and many politicians, felt that it was wrong to award the contract to a foreign-owned company, over an American one. Now, with the re-opened competition, a Brazilian company will be competing with a Chinese company for that same contract.

cliff
GRB
PS-Cessna is also opening a Citation factory in China, much like how Airbus is opening a factory in Alabama.

The defense arm of Beech is not included in the deal.

Come on Cliff...if you are gonna post it... at least read about it....LOL

Military division is NOT part of the sale.

HD130...U R correct..I didn't read that about the defense arm.

Thanx 4 the correction!

Just messing with ya Cliff.... keep the blue side up!!!

What about the bit that makes the Kingair/C12?

In my uneducated opinion, the military/special missions king airs will continue to be built by HBC, however they will be sold to HBDC for addition of sensitive equipment.

Hawker Beechcraft sale to Chinese firm collapses - CBS News

Good news, and bad news.