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News Release Press Contacts: Jackie Berger +1.316.708.4448 Cell Mike Turner +1.316.676.8674 www.hawkerbeechcraft.com Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Exhibit at Paris Air Show 2007 WICHITA, Kan. (June 12, 2007) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) comes to the Paris Air Show this year on its own as a private company for the first time in 25 years. The company will be featuring a selection of its product line including the Hawker 4000, Hawker 850XP, Beechcraft Premier IA and Beechcraft King Air 350ER. “The international market, and Europe in particular, is growing at a rapid pace with recent industry forecasts expecting this to continue through 2009,” said Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO. “One of the largest aviation tradeshows in the world, the Paris Air Show provides us with an excellent venue to meet customers and display our aircraft. As a new company with a long and proud heritage, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation is looking forward to joining the industry at the show.” Universally known for their superior quality, and reliability, Beechcraft and Hawker products offer spacious and comfortable cabins, large baggage capacity and excellent operating costs – all backed by world-class service and support. HBC has over 100 authorized service centers worldwide and over 3,000 field service representatives committed to Beechcraft and Hawker service; a dedicated AOG and flight critical team with 24/7 availability; and the only major aircraft OEM to offer lifetime support for all of its legacy aircraft. Hawker The Hawker 4000 is the flag ship of the Hawker line, taking the heritage to a whole new level. Built in the Hawker tradition with a reputation for reliability, durability and proven performance, the response from customers has been overwhelming. With best-in-class field performance in the super-midsize category, Takeoff Field Length (ISA, SL, MGTOW) is just 4,509 feet. Climb rate is exhilarating, going - More - HBC Paris 2007 – Page 2 from sea level to 37,000 feet in just over 13 minutes. Once at altitude the Hawker 4000 accelerates very quickly to its maximum cruise speed of Mach .84. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A engines deliver 6,900 lb of thrust each and combined with the Hawker 4000’s advanced wing design provide stunning high/hot and short field performance. The Hawker 4000 has true coast-to-coast non-stop range under nearly any expected wind situation. Six passengers can be carried over 3,000 nautical miles at a Mach 0.82 cruise speed and four passengers can be carried over 3,300 nautical miles at cruise speed of Mach 0.75. Constructed of advanced composite material, the Hawker 4000 fuselage is built in three sections, and features a 72-inch stand-up cabin with a 77.5-inch width. A flat floor runs the entire length of the aircraft, leading to a large baggage area. The baggage compartment is accessible on the ground through an exterior door or during flight through the cabin. The Hawker 850XP is part of a strategically planned sequence of upgrades for the company’s entire fleet of aircraft. The Hawker 850XP will be replaced by the new Hawker 900XP and Hawker 750 aircraft currently in development. The Hawker 900XP will include winglets developed by HBC and the new Honeywell TFE731-50R jet engines. Range on the airplane will increase to 2,900 nautical miles. The Hawker 750 introduces a new segment for the Hawker fleet and offers the largest-cabin aircraft to the light-midsize market segment. It takes the classic Hawker 800-series airframe and replaces the aft-ventral fuel tank with a heated baggage compartment. With a 2,100 nautical mile range, the Hawker 750 will have the largest cabin in the light-midsize segment. Both aircraft come standard with a class-leading 5-year warranty on the airframe, engines, and avionics. Certification and deliveries of the Hawker 900XP will occur by late summer. Certification and deliveries of the Hawker 750 will occur before the end of the year. Beechcraft The Beechcraft Premier IA is the largest/fastest single-pilot business jet in the world. It features a high-strength composite, carbon fiber/epoxy/honeycomb fuselage, produced by computer- controlled, automated machines, giving the aircraft a medium-jet sized cabin at light jet acquisition and operating costs. The powerplants are Williams International FJ44-2A engines that are built on themes of simplicity, low fuel consumption, and high-altitude thrust performance. Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics includes IFIS with total system integration and instrument placement designed to make single-pilot operation easy, simple and safe. With a 450 knot cruise speed, customers around the world purchase the airplane for its speed and large cabin. HBC Paris 2007 – Page 3 The Beechcraft King Air 350ER is a derivative of the successful Beechcraft King Air 350 – and the latest in a line of proven special mission aircraft. “Whether the mission is patrolling economic exclusion zones, conducting maritime search and rescue activities, flying air ambulance service or providing overland surveillance, the Beechcraft King Air 350ER provides proven reliability and unparalleled cost-effectiveness over a wide variety of military and civilian special missions,” said Heather Shoup, acting vice president, Special Mission Aircraft Systems, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. The aircraft provides extended range (ER) through the addition of nacelle fuel tanks, along with an increase in gross weight from 15,000 lbs to 16,500 lbs, plus the incorporation of heavy-weight landing gear. These enhancements provide the Beechcraft King Air 350ER with over eight hours of endurance, and the flexibility to loiter low and slow, or cruise at 300 knots and 35,000 feet. Taking off at gross weight with full fuel and full payload, the Beechcraft King Air 350ER can fly out 100 nautical miles, perform a low altitude surveillance mission for 7 hours and 20 minutes, fly back 100 nautical miles, and still land with over 45 minutes of fuel on board. No other aircraft in its class can come close to this performance. Certification of the airplane is scheduled for later this year. The Beechcraft King Air 350 is the flagship of the King Air line. The most successful series of twin turbine-powered business aircraft ever built, the product line has been in continuous production since 1964. More than 6,200 King Airs have been sold for corporate, commercial and special mission operations in more than 94 countries throughout the world amassing over 40 million flight hours. There are currently four variants of the King Air – the Beechcraft King Air 350ER, Beechcraft King Air 350, the new Beechcraft King Air B200GT and the new Beechcraft King Air C90GTi. Hawker Beechcraft Corporation is the world’s leading business, special-mission and trainer aircraft manufacturer – designing, marketing and supporting aviation products and services for businesses, governments and individuals worldwide. The company’s headquarters and major facilities are located in Wichita, Kan., with operations in Salina, Kan.; Little Rock, Ark; and Chester, England, U.K. The company leads the industry with a global network of over 100 factory-owned and authorized service centers. ### .