SALES SHIFT
Raytheon is shifting its international sales headquarters from Geneva, Switzerland to Chester, UK. Birthplace of the Hawker 800-series, the Chester facility is the centre of Hawker service and support in Europe and a major heavy-maintenance service facility for NetJets Europe. Raytheon's president for commercial sales, Brad Hatt, says international sales of the Beechcraft and Hawker brands "has grown from 16% of overall sales in 2004 to 35% in 2006". Meanwhile, Bombardier is strengthening its US sales team and restructuring its international team.
EUROJET EXPANDS
UK charter and management company Eurojet Aviation has ordered two Cessna Citation XLS business jets for delivery in the first quarter of 2008. Both aircraft will be based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, bringing the company's Excel/XLS fleet to five aircraft.
Source: Flight International
