The Hawker 700A traces its origins to the de Havilland 125, one of the first pure business jets, entering service in 1964. Through decades of refinement under British Aerospace, the Hawker 700 series became synonymous with solid British engineering, a wide stand-up cabin, and transatlantic-approaching range.
As a Hawker product the Hawker 700A brings a respected name and a worldwide support network, reassurance that matters as much to charter clients as the cabin itself. Decades of service have wrung the surprises out of the design. Choosing this midsize jet is choosing a known, trusted quantity.
Cabin comfort is where the Hawker 700A earns its keep on charter, offering up to 8 seats, 50 cubic feet of baggage and the flexibility to lay the interior out around the trip rather than the other way round. A flat, quiet floor measuring 6 ft 0 in wide by 21 ft 5 in long means you can work, meet or sleep without the compromises of a scheduled cabin. It is the sort of space that turns a long day into a productive one.
At roughly 447 knots, about Mach 0.78 the Hawker 700A is quick for its class, and regular charter clients notice it first, because a faster jet quietly rewrites what fits into a single day. The same pace shortens exposure to turbulence and keeps schedules honest into congested airspace. For anyone whose time carries a real cost, the type pays for itself.
With about 2350 nautical miles in hand the Hawker 700A turns a two-stop itinerary into a single hop, comfortably flying London to Athens, nonstop and handing back the hours a fuel stop would cost. Crews plan a little under the book figure, since headwinds and a full cabin trim usable range, but on the sectors clients fly most the aircraft reaches its destination without pause. On a midsize jet charter that reach is what buys back a whole half-day.
The part enthusiasts single out: The Hawker line descends from the de Havilland DH.125 of 1962, and the 700A's hand-built flat-floor cabin and bonded wing earned a ruggedness reputation that kept the family in production for over forty years. It is the kind of heritage that quietly reassures a charter client.
Reliability is why we place clients on the Hawker 700A: powered by 2× Honeywell TFE731-3R-1H (3,700 lbf each), it is a mature, well-supported design, and the smoothest charter is always the one that leaves on schedule. Redundant systems and a deep global spares network keep aircraft-on-ground surprises rare. When a trip has to happen, this midsize jet is the sort of aircraft you bet on.
Disadvantages of the Hawker 700A as a charter aircraft, and how we weigh them:
The Hawker 700A is honest about distance: near 2350 nautical miles it is superb across its home region, but the longest intercontinental legs call for a bigger tank, and on those we will match you to a larger jet rather than sell you a fuel stop.
Push it to the edge of its range with a full cabin and, like any aircraft, the Hawker 700A trims its numbers, so we plan payload and fuel honestly rather than to the brochure.
As alternatives to the Hawker 700A, it is worth weighing the Hawker 750 and the Hawker 800XP, both able aircraft in the same bracket. Broadly the Hawker 750 offers the newer cabin, while the Hawker 700A holds the lower operating cost per hour, so the right pick comes down to your exact route, party and budget, which our advisors are glad to lay out side by side.
All told the Hawker 700A remains one of the smarter ways to fly transcontinental and medium-haul charter, and Fly with Andreea handles catering, transfers, pets and every detail around you, quoting one firm price and replying within the half hour.
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