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2008 Hawker 900XP
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The 900XP is the final and best development of the Hawker 800-series — the most produced midsize business jet line in history. Winglets and uprated TFE731-50R engines pushed range to 2,818 NM and transformed hot-and-high performance, the traditional Hawker weak point.
The cabin is the type's enduring argument: a genuine stand-up, flat-floor eight-seater with the solidity of an airframe originally engineered in metal to airline standards.
The aircraft
The 900XP is the last chapter of the longest story in business aviation. The line began as the de Havilland DH.125, which first flew in 1962, became the Hawker Siddeley HS.125, then the BAe 125 under British Aerospace, and passed to Raytheon in 1993 — each owner refining the same robust, metal, airline-standard airframe. The 125-800 of the early 1980s gave the family its modern wing and nose, and successive XP models kept the type competitive for another two decades.
Launched at the NBAA convention in October 2006 and certified through 2007, the 900XP combined the 850XP's composite winglets with new Honeywell TFE731-50R engines. The pairing addressed the traditional Hawker criticism head-on: climb, high-altitude cruise and hot-and-high runway performance all improved materially, and range reached 2,818 NM. Around 180 aircraft were delivered before Hawker Beechcraft's financial collapse — Chapter 11 in 2012, with jet production ending in 2013 — closed the line after roughly 1,700 aircraft across half a century of 125-family production.
That ending shaped the used market more than the aircraft ever deserved. The type certificate passed to Beechcraft and then Textron Aviation, support never lapsed, and the enormous installed base keeps parts and expertise circulating. The 900XP is the youngest, most capable expression of a family that African operators in particular know intimately.
Key figures
Standard published figures for a typically equipped Hawker 900XP. Individual airframes vary with configuration and modification — the specification on a listing is what governs.
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Where it reaches
Click the map to move the origin to your base and see how far the 900XP reaches at 70, 90 and 100 per cent of published range.
The broker’s view
Hawker's 2013 exit from production scared some buyers off the type, unjustifiably: parts and support have remained solid, and the effect on prices makes the 900XP one of the strongest cabin-for-money propositions in the midsize market. In Africa the type is well known and well supported, which matters more than brochure figures.
Buy on maintenance status and records completeness; the airframes are robust, and the good ones stay good.
The family
The 1980s redesign that created the modern Hawker: new wing, raised cockpit roof, EFIS instruments. Early airframes are now budget aircraft where records and corrosion history matter more than price.
Raytheon's 1995 improvement with uprated TFE731-5BR engines. Built in large numbers and the volume choice of the used market — plentiful, well understood, and the benchmark the later XPs are priced against.
From 2006, essentially an 800XP with winglets and an updated interior. A modest step in performance, useful as a value rung between the 800XP and 900XP.
A lighter, shorter-range 2008 sibling that swapped the ventral fuel tank for an external baggage compartment. Cheaper to buy, and sensible where missions are regional rather than continental.
The 2007–2013 flagship: winglets plus TFE731-50R engines for the family's best range and airfield performance. The one to hold, and the one that commands the strongest values in the line.
Common questions
Published range is 2,818 NM — Johannesburg to Nairobi and beyond, or four to five hours of sector length with reserves.
Yes. Textron Aviation holds the type certificate and supports the fleet, and the installed base is large enough that parts and experienced engineers are widely available.
Winglets and -50R engines: more range, better climb, and materially improved hot-and-high runway performance — directly relevant to highveld operations.
Midsize-typical, with a known quantity's predictability: TFE731 engines are among the most widely supported in aviation, and MSP programme coverage is common across the fleet. Fuel burn is honest rather than exceptional — the trade for a cabin wider and more solid than most rivals.
The Hawker gives you a substantially larger, heavier-feeling cabin and more range; the Citation counters with newer systems, lower operating costs and stronger resale liquidity. Six-plus passengers on four-hour sectors favour the Hawker; frequent short legs and easy exit favour the Cessna.
The end-of-production discount was absorbed years ago, and late-model 900XPs have since behaved like any well-supported midsize jet — steady, condition-driven pricing. Buyers are effectively paid for the badge anxiety; the support reality never justified it.
Buying or selling, the conversation costs nothing. Tell us the mission and the budget and we will tell you honestly whether the 900XP — or something else — is the right airframe for it.
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