RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY

At the September 2002 NBAA Convention, held in Orlando, Florida, Raytheon Aircraft announced its intention to revert to separate marketing of its Beech and Hawker lines of private and executive aircraft, reducing the emphasis on its corporate name.
Beech Aircraft Corporation founded in 1932 by Walter and Olive Ann Beech; trading name Beechcraft; became wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon on 8 February 1980 and incorporated within Raytheon Aircraft Company upon its foundation on 15 September 1994. In 2003, the former Beechjet 400 was transfered to the Hawker marque.