Future of the Beechcraft Brand

[Trapper John]

Interesting stuff...

This article explores the reasoning why the owners of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Onex & GS Capital Partners) should turn their attention to selling the company by part-ing it out instead of attempting to rehabilitate its dwindling market position.

http://www.glgroup.com/News/Should-Onex-Sell-Off-Hawker-Beechcraft--47616.html

I wonder who will end up buying the Beech line?

 

[rpadula]

I wonder who will end up buying the Beech line?

Commander?

 

[Everskyward]

Commander?

Piper?

 

[Trapper John]

Commander?

Tongue-in-cheek answer, I'm sure, but Cape Girardeau sure beats Matamoros...

In any case, the current owners don't seem at all committed to keeping the work in the U.S.

Union officials said Wednesday that Hawker Beechcraft is considering moving work out of Wichita that could shrink its hourly work force 50 to 75 percent over the next two years.

Hawker Beechcraft cut 2,700 jobs in Wichita in 2009 and cut or issued layoff notices to 375 Wichita workers this year.
It also closed its Salina facility, with half of the work going to the company's plant in Mexico and the rest to outside suppliers and vendors. The Salina plant employed about 240 people.

http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/15/1404632/union-hawker-may-make-massive.html

I just can't see shiny new Bos, Barons and King Airs with "Hecho en Mexico" stickers on them, though.