20/Twenty: Hawker 900XP Offers Ongoing Benefits

The last iteration of the 1960s-era De Havilland DH.125, the midsize Hawker 900XP offers ongoing advantages in payload and range.

Powered by 4,660-lb.-thrust Honeywell TFE731-50R turbofans, the 900XP accommodates up to eight passengers and can fly to 2,800-nm-range with four passengers and NBAA IFR reserves. Max cruise speed is 446 kts.

“Compared to Hawker 850XP, its immediate predecessor, Hawker 900XP had vastly improved hot-and-high takeoff performance, plus the ability to climb directly to FL410 when departing at MTOW,” BCA wrote in 2015, three years after the 900XP entered the market.

“The 900XP’s -50R turbofans were 4% more fuel efficient than the -5R engines of the 850XP, so range was increased by 200 nm to 2,755 nm with NBAA IFR reserves,” the used-aircraft report said. “Most operators say they can fly 6 hr. 30 min.-to-6 hr. 45 min. missions and land with 1,500-lb. fuel reserves.”

Certified by the FAA in 2007, the Hawker 900XP was built by Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in Wichita from 2008 to 2012. The factory-new, average-equipped price of the 900XP in 2008 was $15 million, according to the Aircraft Bluebook.

The Aviation Week Fleet Discovery Database as of December counts an in-service fleet of 173 Hawker 900XPs worldwide, with one aircraft in the possession of a third party. North America is home to 117, or 67% of the fleet.

The 900XP fetches more based on its model year, with a 2008 model selling for an average retail price of $4.35 million and a 2012 model for $5.65 million, according to the Aircraft Bluebook. Average retail value is the price for a mid-time, average aircraft at the end of the previous quarter.

Midsize jets that compete with the 900XP include the Cessna Citation XLS+ and Sovereign, Learjet 60XR and Gulfstream G150.

After appreciating in value during the fallout from the Covid 19 pandemic—average retail price of a 2012 model peaked at $6.8 million in 2023—the 900XP since has trended down in retail value across all model years.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association Aircraft Exchange in December listed six 900XPs for sale. One 2008 model with 1,500 hours was offered for $3.7 million, two others for $4.395 million and $4.495 million, respectively. A 2009 model with Pro Line 21 modernization package was offered for $4.495 million.

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