Court approves talks on sale of Hawker Beechcraft

Published July 17, 2012 11:34pm ET



WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed Hawker Beechcraft to begin exclusive negotiations with a Chinese company interested in buying the Kansas plane maker, despite a union’s claims such a sale would jeopardize national security.

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