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[email protected] [email protected] www.hawkerbeechcraft.com Twitter: @HBCnews Hawker Beechcraft to Display Seven Aircraft at LABACE 2011 New King Air 250 makes first appearance in region WICHITA, Kan. (Aug. 5, 2011) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced that it will display seven of its market-leading aircraft ranging from the piston twin-engine Baron G58 to the flagship Hawker 4000 super midsize business jet at the eighth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE), Aug. 11-13, at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. In partnership with its regional distributor Líder Aviação, the company’s display will also include the first appearance in Latin America of the Beechcraft King Air 250, which offers enhanced performance and passenger comfort features. A Hawker 900XP, Premier IA, King Air C90GTx and the King Air 350ER special mission demonstrator will round out the display. “Hawker Beechcraft continues to be a dominant presence in the Latin American business aircraft marketplace,” said Keith Nadolski, president, Beechcraft Americas. “We have been selling a variety of aircraft into this region for many years and have an established presence in virtually every country throughout Central and South America. HBC products account for 34 percent of the region’s business turbine population – nearly twice that of our nearest competitor, and we intend to build on that lead by continuing to offer products and services that are directly responsive to customer demands.” Located at booth #5106, the Hawker Beechcraft display will highlight the following products: • Hawker 4000 – The flagship of the Hawker line, the composite fuselage Hawker 4000 sets the standard for quality, performance and value in the super-midsize business jet class.