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Marketing Your Aircraft for Export
One of the biggest perceived barriers to aircraft sales is the export or import question. Even we get a bit jumpy when fetching a US registered aircraft to import to Canada, Europe, or better yet, The Republic of Botswana. But here’s the thing – if you want to sell your aircraft in a timely fashion for the right price, it is best to think beyond your borders. It’s a global market and the current trend and demand is to buy in the US and sell abroad for a host of reasons. Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft Sales, Aviation Species, Travel
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Hawker 400XP / Beechjet 2012 Aircraft Review
We last took a look at the Beechjet aka Hawker 400XP in 2009. The smart move would have been (if you were buying in 2009, which in all fairness, seemed like a good time to buy…) to go with an early 1990s vintage Beechjet 400A. Then, at least, you’d be the winner of the least depreciation contest – a mere 25%. But we come bearing good news.
Hawker Files, XPR program not at risk.
The reason why the XPR program is worth noting is that reshaping the company from one that cranked out a lot of good stuff, to one that gives new life to the old good stuff is a trend. We are looking at the the bellwether of what the future of private jet stuff might look like. The world is full of great (low time) Learjet and Beechjet fuselages. There are many more under utilized airframes than there are buyers, and as prices fall, the smart seller needs to have a good reason to command more money from the sophisticated buyer. Continue reading
Hawker Beechcraft Filing Rumors
Well, it happens to the best of us. Planning and growth turn out to be two separate things. In the case of Hawker Beechcraft you can likely point to the declining cachet of having your own jet. Courting smaller stuff (King Air buyers) and military prospects is a good risk mitigation strategy, but it isn’t where the real money was. Continue reading
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The 2012 Hawker Review
Well, it’s that time again. The Hawker Review gets some love every couple of years and we’re making it available for a while at no charge for the benefit of Hawker 800XP owners (as well as older and newer) and for yet to be Hawker owners. The big thing to note this year is what is happening to a swath of about 500 serial numbers that wear the Hawker 800XP monicker. Continue reading
Buy it Right
According to many in the charter management racket, now is the time to buy. Buying low makes the pain of selling MUCH lower less likely, or at least… less painful. Buy it right, because you’ll never sell it right. Legacy hardware that is no longer efficient (especially on a DOC vs. speed basis) is being put out to pasture in a big way. Continue reading
