Beechcraft For Sale; Says Raytheon

Raytheon is considering selling its Beechcraft Brand orcompany void of its parent Raytheon. Is Beechcraft
possibly spinning it off. Why? Well it appears thatfor sale you ask? Well it might be or it maybe acquired
Raytheon is growing and seeing record profits and itsby some other entity with general aviation ambitions.
trusty Beechcraft brand, which generally sells to theThere are many such buyers for Beechcraft including
general aviation market is performing well in thatmany foreign companies.
industry market, but nothing like the Raytheon MilitaryA purchase of the Beechcraft Brand could give a leg
Divisions are in the military industrial complex realm.up for a Canadian, Indian or Chinese Company to really
Beechcraft has also been a reliable trooper in generalmake a dent in the world-wide marketing and
aviation and a favorite amongst the general aviationdistribution of Beechcraft. No on is sure what will be
and corporate aircraft folks. It has done well in the pastthe next chapter in the Beechcraft Brand Legacy, only
few years also as fractional aircraft have becomethat it is a very well respected brand World Wide.
popular. Everyone in General Aviation lovesConsider all this in 2006.
Beechcraft and now it may again become its own