Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Deal Gives Planemaker Larger Presence In South American
Market
When Hawker Beechcraft said earlier
this year it wanted to strengthen its foothold into international
markets... the company wasn't kidding, or making idle comments. On
Tuesday at NBAA 2008, HBC announced Brazilian-based Líder
Signatures S.A. has ordered 23 aircraft spanning the Hawker
Beechcraft product line.
Líder, a Hawker Beechcraft dealer and authorized service
center since 1996, purchased what is considered to be one of the
largest general aviation aircraft orders in Brazilian history with
a value estimated at nearly $200 million. The contract was
officially signed by Líder CEO Eduardo de Pereira Vaz this
week.
"Líder has been a partner with Hawker Beechcraft as a
dealer and authorized service center for 12 years. We’ve
shared a great relationship with them over the years and it’s
a tremendous honor to now receive one of Brazil’s
largest-ever orders from this great company," said Brad Hatt,
president, Commercial Sales at Hawker Beechcraft. "There is a large
demand in Brazil for our aircraft and we are thrilled that
Líder continues to sell our great products. We’ve had
an increasing presence in Latin America and our sales team has
really elevated HBC as the leader in the region."
The momentous order consists of three Hawker 4000, two Hawker
900XP, three Hawker 750, five just-announced Hawker 450XP, one
Beechcraft King Air B200GT, four Beechcraft King Air C90GTi, two
Beechcraft Baron G58 and three Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft.
"With such a strong product lineup, Hawker Beechcraft aircraft
are great for our customers in Brazil," said Vaz. "Líder
celebrates its 50th anniversary this year of doing business in
Brazil. On this commemorative year, we’re excited to sell and
support Hawker Beechcraft’s products and we look forward to a
long relationship with this legendary brand."
Deliveries for the 23 aircraft will take place from 2009 to
2011.
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