Raytheon Premier IRaytheon Premier airplane model. Construction of the first Premier I began in late 1996 and rollout was on August 19, 1998. Four Premier Is were used in the flight test program with the first flying on December 22, 1998. Certification was achieved in early 2001. The Model 390 Premier I is the first all new product of the Raytheon Aircraft Beech Hawker combine to fly and is an all new entry level corporate jet designed to compete head on with Cessna's