HAWKER BEECHCRAFT 200 PREMIER II

The Hawker 200 was a light jet aircraft that was under development by Hawker Beechcraft. It was known as the Beechcraft Premier II during early development.

On 19 May 2008, Hawker Beechcraft announced the launch of the Premier II.

First flight was scheduled for April 2009, with FAA certification planned for the first half of 2010. Hawker Beechcraft claimed to have received orders for several dozen Premier IIs.

On 31 August 2009, the company indicated that it was slowing development of the Premier II, moving its first delivery date into late 2012 or early 2013 due to the poor market for business aircraft.

In October 2010, Hawker Beechcraft announced that the Premier II had rebranded and upgraded as the Hawker 200.

In December 2011 the company announced that it was slowing down development of the Hawker 200 jet due to the uncertain state of the economy.

After the bankruptcy of Hawker Beechcraft the production of business jets ceased in 2013.

Aircraft of similar role, configuration and era are: Cessna CitationJet, Embraer Phenom 300, Emivest SJ30, Grob G180 SPn, Honda HA-420 HondaJet, Spectrum S-40 Freedom.