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WSU students go abroad to acquire global business skills

BY molly mCmillin, The Wichita Eagle | July 4 at 11:05 p.m.

Rather than learn about international business strictly from books, 13 Wichita State University students are experiencing it firsthand.

  • Boeing's 2Q deliveries stay stable

    Associated Press | July 3 at 1:33 a.m.

    Boeing Co. delivered 125 commercial jets in the second quarter, almost the same as in the same period in 2008.

  • Girl, 14, survives Yemeni jet crash

    By TOM MALITI and AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press | July 1 at 1:33 a.m.

    MORONI, Comoros — A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl was plucked from the sea, the only known survivor.

  • Public gets peek at new ultralight plane

    BY Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | July 1 at 9:49 a.m.

    Dozens of aviation buffs and others watched the unveiling of Belite Aircraft's small prototype ultralight Tuesday in Old Town.

  • B-52 work to stay with Boeing

    BY molly mCmillin, The Wichita Eagle | July 1 at 1:33 a.m.

    Boeing Wichita has won a $750 million, 10-year contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide engineering support for the B-52 bomber.

  • Talks with Spirit take grim turn, SPEEA says

    BY molly mCmillin, The Wichita Eagle | June 30 at 1:33 a.m.

    Spirit AeroSystems' engineering union has "some significant challenges" ahead of it during negotiations that continue today, a union official said Monday.

  • Ultralight prototype will be displayed today

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 30 at 7:03 a.m.

    Wichita entrepreneurs James and Kathy Wiebe will publicly display their prototype ultralight aircraft — called the Belite Aircraft — for the first time today at Old Town Plaza.

  • Prototype for solar-powered flight unveiled

    BY BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press | June 27 at 1:33 a.m.

    DUEBENDORF AIRFIELD, Switzerland — It has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but weighs less than a small car. And it is powered entirely by the sun.

  • AirTran relies on subsidy, CEO says

    BY molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | June 24 at 1:33 a.m.

    State and local subsidies that help guarantee AirTran Airways against losses keep the airline in Wichita, its top executive said Tuesday.

  • NIAR seeks ways to keep tankers in air

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 21 at 8:08 a.m.

    Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research, in helping the Air Force keep its 50-year-old tanker fleet flying, will inspect three refueling tankers for cracking, corrosion and other potential problems. The contract is valued at $25 million to $30 million.

  • Pilot's death renews age-limit arguments

    BY DAVID KOENIG, Associated Press | June 20 at 1:42 a.m.

    The death of the 60-year-old captain of a Continental Airlines jetliner as he flew 247 passengers across the Atlantic could spark a new debate over age limits in the cockpit.

  • Cessna furloughs start Monday

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 20 at 1:42 a.m.

    Most Cessna workers begin a four-week furlough on Monday. Some areas aren't affected, such as the service center, parts, technical support and sales, said Cessna spokesman Doug Oliver.

  • Pilot of trans-Atlantic flight dies; passengers don't know

    BY ADAM GOLDMAN AND VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press | June 19 at 1:41 a.m.

    The only inkling passengers had that something was wrong on the Continental Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean was when an announcement came over the loudspeaker asking if there was a doctor on board.

  • Air France jet likely broke up in midair

    BY STAN LEHMAN AND EMMA VANDORE, Associated Press | June 18 at 1:43 a.m.

    Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France disaster victims, injuries that -- along with the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic -- strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air, experts said Wednesday.

  • Fighting for every sale

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 18 at 1:43 a.m.

    The downturn in the business jet market has been keeping Tom Aniello awake at night. "What can I do, and what's within my control and what's not?" said Aniello, Cessna Aircraft's vice president for marketing. "I personally struggle with that every night, usually about 2 o'clock in the morning."

  • GWEDC stays busy at Paris Air Show

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 18 at 1:43 a.m.

    The Paris Air Show has been a busy one for the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition. "It's certainly turning out to be a very good show," Vicki Gerbino, GWEDC's president, said in a telephone interview.

  • Boeing notches an order at Paris show

    BY SLOBODAN LEKIC AND GREG KELLER, Associated Press | June 18 at 1:43 a.m.

    Boeing Co. finally joined the orders race on the third day of the Paris Air Show, but its $153 million order Wednesday for two single-aisle planes paled beside the $6.25 billion already chalked up by European rival Airbus.

  • Boeing may offer 777 as tanker

    BY DANIEL LOVERING, Associated Press | June 18 at 1:43 a.m.

    Boeing Co. may offer a tanker version of its 777 jet in a new bid to win a $35 billion military contract to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of aerial refueling planes, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

  • Spirit to build Bombardier pylons

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 17 at 1:39 a.m.

    Bombardier Aerospace has picked Spirit AeroSystems to design and build pylons for its C Series commercial jet. The contract was announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show.

  • Bombardier's long-term outlook hopeful

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | June 16 at 1:39 a.m.

    Bombardier Aerospace predicts delivery of 11,500 business aircraft worth $256 billion over the next 10 years, the maker of Learjets said Monday in its market forecast.

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