The advantages of fractional ownership convinced golfer Ray Floyd that a share in a Beechjet 400A and a Hawker 800XP would keep him in the green, on the greens. Floyd, a 40-year professional golfing veteran and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, flies between 175 and 200 hours each year, getting to and from tournaments around the U.S. Raytheon Travel Air offered him a combination of the mid-size 800XP and the lighter Beechjet 400A that gave great flexibility in terms of range and the number of people who can travel in each party.

"For our needs, fractional ownership is very appealing," says Floyd. "We liked the products at Raytheon Travel Air. They provide turnkey operations, so instead of worrying about the details we leave all that up to them."

Raytheon Travel Air, based at Wichita, currently offers its customers the twin-turboprop King Air B200, Beechjet 400A and the Hawker 800XP mid-size jet. Joining the fleet within the next few years will be 27 Hawker Horizons and 49 Premier 1s -- representing an investment of over $1.5 billion. Raytheon Travel Air currently operates a fleet of 50 aircraft on behalf of its 350 shareowners, flown by 220 pilots. By the end of 1999 the company expects to have grown to over 400 shareowners, with 56 aircraft and more than 250 pilots.