Privately-owned Beechcraft piston aircraft lined up at Hawker Beechcraft’s EMEA headquarters at Hawarden airport in Broughton recently. The fly-in event was the first of its kind hosted in the UK by Hawker Beechcraft and marked the manufacturer’s 80th anniversary.

Aircraft owners from across Europe met, shared experiences and discussed the market. Two-thirds of all manufactured Hawker Beechcraft aircraft are still in operation today, the company says.