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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will return to Wichita in September

By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle Today at 8:11 p.m.

Circle your calendar for the last weekend in September – the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are coming back to Wichita after a two-year absence.

  • Frontier Airlines wants to look more like Spirit

    By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP and JOSHUA FREED, AP Airlines Writers | Feb. 7 at 3:56 p.m.

    The chief executive at Republic Airways Holdings Inc. says he's trying to make the airline's money-losing Frontier Airlines unit more like lower-cost rivals Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Travel Co.

  • Hawker Beechcraft hires turnaround specialist as CEO

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 6:40 a.m.

    Steve Miller, who calls himself “The Turnaround Kid,” has spent his long career rescuing troubled companies.

  • Boeing orders checks of 787 Dreamliners on fuselage delamination

    By Ed Dufner, Bloomberg News | Feb. 6 at 2:07 p.m.

    Boeing has ordered inspections of 787 Dreamliners after finding signs of delamination on the fuselage of the first passenger jetliner built chiefly of carbon-fiber composites.

  • Expanding Spirit getting set to ramp up production

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 6 at 2:42 p.m.

    Driving down K-15 in southeast Wichita, it’s easy to spot the new construction at Spirit AeroSystems.

  • House passes 4-year aviation blueprint

    By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press | Feb. 4 at 6:56 a.m.

    A four-year blueprint for aviation programs that hastens the transition to a new air traffic control system based on GPS technology was given final approval by the House on Friday despite last-minute objections from organized labor.

  • Glitches plague early 787 flights

    By Dominic Gates, Seattle Times | Feb. 3 at 7:05 a.m.

    Boeing’s Dreamliner launch customer, All Nippon Airways of Japan, had to cancel two of its first 10 flights between Tokyo and Frankfurt, Germany, the new jet’s first long-haul route that opened on Jan. 21.

  • Boeing program in Oklahoma City could be threatened

    By KEN MILLER | Feb. 3 at 6:29 a.m.

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A Boeing spokeswoman said Thursday that it is too early to know whether the U.S. Air Force’s planned postponement of a program to upgrade the cockpits of its C-130 aircraft will reduce the number of jobs the company plans to move from California to Oklahoma City.

  • Union balks at Bombardier outsourcing plan

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 2 at 8:15 a.m.

    Bombardier Learjet is cutting 23 jobs in its service center and outsourcing the work elsewhere, and the Machinists union is crying foul.

  • Boeing closure a security issue? Moran, Pompeo ask for Air Force review

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 1 at 10:11 a.m.

    Sen. Jerry Moran and U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo are asking the Secretary of the Air Force to study whether Boeing’s closure in Wichita will create a national security issue.

  • Spirit AeroSystems' Jeff Turner Wichita Aero Club trophy winner

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | Jan. 31 at 1:03 p.m.

    Jeff Turner, CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, was the second recipient of the Wichita Aero Club’s trophy at a gala Saturday at the Wichita Airport Hilton.

  • Boeing completes Air Force contract

    Molly McMillin The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 31 at 8:33 a.m.

    Boeing Wichita has finished an 18-month modification on the fourth and final E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post for the Air Force.

  • NIAR’s reverse engineering lab works to help planes fly longer

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 29 at 8:54 a.m.

    The National Institute for Aviation Research is turning to futuristic virtual reality and reverse engineering to help keep aging aircraft flying, re-creating replacement parts for old aircraft where none are available.

  • Aerospace recruiters are watching Wichita

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 27 at 7:09 a.m.

    Recruiters who want to hire engineers and other aerospace employees have their eye on Wichita, where Boeing plans to close its facility by the end of 2013.

  • Textron: No plans for big Cessna jet

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 26 at 6:53 a.m.

    Cessna Aircraft’s parent company, Textron, put to rest questions of whether Cessna would resurrect a plan to build a big business jet.

  • Boeing earnings, revenue up in fourth quarter

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | Jan. 25 at 9:37 a.m.

    Boeing reported $19.56 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011, up 18 percent from a year ago.

  • Revenue, profit up at Cessna Aircraft; Textron posts fourth-quarter loss

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | Jan. 25 at 9:25 a.m.

    Cessna Aircraft’s parent company, Textron, reported a loss of $19 million for the 2011 fourth quarter on revenue of $3.25 billion.

  • Bombardier delivered 245 airplanes in 2011

    By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 23 at 5:28 p.m.

    Bombardier Aerospace delivered 245 airplanes during 2011, including163 business jets, 33 of which were Wichita-built Learjets, the company said Monday.

  • Spirit AeroSystems workers tour Boeing 787 on Wichita stop

    By Hurst Laviana, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 22 at 9:58 a.m.

    More than 1,100 workers who helped build the Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner toured the aircraft Saturday as its worldwide tour made a stop in Wichita.

  • Boeing to boost spending with Kansas suppliers

    Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 21 at 7:46 a.m.

    Boeing plans to increase the amount it spends with Kansas suppliers by 50 percent over the next three years, a company official said this week.

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