Hawker 4000 Private Jet Charter

About the Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 4000

The Hawker 4000, certified in 2008 after a famously long development, was an audacious bet on a future the industry was not ready to underwrite. Raytheon Aircraft committed to a clean-sheet super-midsize with a primary structure built of composite materials — fuselage and tail in carbon fibre — at a time when the industry's mainstream was still riveting aluminium. The technical premise was right; the production timing was not. Roughly seventy-five airframes left the line before the programme ended, and each one represents a moment when the segment briefly leapt ahead of itself.

For charter clients, that history translates into singular value today. With 6,297 km of range and a 891 km/h cruise — the type's true performance, conservatively listed — the Hawker 4000 covers Atlantic-adjacent and deep European missions for up to ten passengers from an airframe whose composite fuselage delivers a cabin width and pressurisation regime its aluminium contemporaries simply could not match. London to Riyadh, Geneva to Cape Verde, Paris to Lagos non-stop.

At around €8,500 per flight hour, the 4000 charges the super-midsize average for genuinely heavy-class cabin dimensions and reach. The surviving fleet flies under specialist operators who understand the type — a small, capable community whose pride in the aircraft shows in every dispatch. It is the rarity in this catalogue: a jet ahead of its category, available because its category was not yet ahead of its time.

Performance Excellence

Ten passengers, 6,297 km of range, 891 km/h cruise — and a primary structure of carbon-fibre composite that, in 2008, was a generation ahead of contemporaries' aluminium. Two Pratt & Whitney PW308A engines provide the thrust and the genuinely heavy-class reach, while a service ceiling above FL450 keeps the type above weather. The composite shell delivers cabin width and pressurisation characteristics that drove the type's technical ambition. At roughly €8,500 per flight hour, the Hawker 4000 charges the super-midsize median for capabilities the category did not formally contain — a small surviving fleet, an unusually capable airframe, and the rarity of flying a design the industry only fully caught up with years later.

Cabin Comfort

The Hawker 4000 cabin reveals what composites enable. The fuselage's curved carbon structure permits a cross-section that aluminium would have to assemble in panels — wider at the shoulder than any super-midsize rival of its era and approaching heavy-jet width while keeping the airframe agile.

Up to ten passengers travel in a layout that genuinely uses the space: a forward club-of-four for working sessions, an aft conference-and-dining grouping for meetings or meals, and a private fully enclosed lavatory at the rear. The composite structure also permits aggressive pressurisation, holding a low cabin altitude that — combined with the type's quiet build — keeps four-to-six-hour transcontinental sectors fresh. Most surviving examples have been refurbished thoughtfully; their interiors read as the contemporary, premium spaces the engineering always intended. The 4000 cabin is the demonstration of what the segment would become a decade later — and the operating experience of getting there ahead of the industry.

High-speed WiFi keeps you connected throughout your flight, allowing you to work or stay in touch. A full galley enables fresh catering service during your journey. A private lavatory ensures comfort on longer flights.

Why Choose the Hawker 4000?

• Efficiency: Optimized fuel consumption at — liters per hour
• Reliability: Powered by proven jet engines
• Flexibility: Access to major airports worldwide
• Comfort: Pressurization altitude of 0 ft for a more comfortable cabin environment

Whether you're traveling for business or leisure, the Hawker 4000 delivers an exceptional private aviation experience.