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Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Hawker Beechcraft Names Edward Petkus VP Of Engineering

Former 787 Development Director Joined HBC In May 2007

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation announced this week the appointment of Edward Petkus to the position of vice president, Product Development and Engineering. Petkus has served the role in an acting capacity since December.

"Ed has proven to be a valuable member of our leadership team and our company," Chairman and CEO Jim Schuster said. "We are excited about the direction of his leadership at HBC as we focus on developing a world-class engineering team."

Petkus joined HBC in May 2007 following 16 years at Boeing. At HBC, Petkus previously served as vice president, New Product Development, where he led product development program teams dedicated to improved product research planning, program execution and technology development processes.

His most recent position at Boeing was director of 787 Airplane Development, where he led the 787 program development team responsible for requirements, configuration development, airplane level analyses, environmental impact and reliability/maintainability.

Petkus has a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a master's in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Washington. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

FMI: www.hawkerbeechcraft.com

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