Raytheon Aircraft is to build a new 2,450m (8,000ft) runway at its Beech Field headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. The longer runway, replacing the existing 1,850m strip, will accommodate larger aircraft, including the next-generation Hawker business jet expected to be launched in November at the National Business Aircraft Association convention in Orlando, Florida. The $7.6 million expansion, is expected to be completed by late 1997.

Source: Flight International