Sequestration has put a halt to military support for the air show industry, including the Blue Angels, the Golden Knights and military static aircraft, all scheduled to be at the Kansas City Air Show in August, which has been canceled.
It’s been one year since Spirit AeroSystems took a direct hit from a mile-wide EF-3 tornado that tore off roofs, damaged buildings and infrastructure and left debris strewn about the site.
Beechcraft Corp. has been advertising job openings in the newspaper, on billboards and on local radio stations.
Two Spirit AeroSystems executives plan to retire this summer, the company said Tuesday.
Virgin America was ranked the best performing airline last year while United Airlines was the worst, according to the 23rd annual Airline Quality Rating of the nation’s top airlines, released on Monday.
Airbus broke ground on its first U.S. airplane assembly plant Monday with a ceremony marking the start of a project that could help transform Alabama’s coast into an aerospace center.
U.S. airlines improved their performance last year in two key areas: the number of mishandled bags and on-time arrivals. Even so, passenger complaints rose nearly 20 percent, a new study shows.
The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government spending cuts, are being delayed until June 15, federal regulators announced Friday.
Over the next decade, China is expected to give the general aviation market a boost, although short term, there are many market limitations to overcome, said aviation analyst Brian Foley.
Boeing said it has finished more than half of the testing on its proposed battery fix for the 787, with the rest of the ground and flight tests coming in the next several days.
Eclipse Aerospace, based in Albuquerque, N.M., continues to move forward with the Eclipse 550 twin-engine very light jet.
Cessna Aircraft is offering employees a voluntary retirement program as it works to keep costs down.
While a high-stakes light air support contract to Sierra Nevada and Embraer is under review, Rep. Mike Pompeo wants to make sure Beechcraft will be able to compete for follow-on contracts.
Airports have begun mounting a legal challenge to the FAA’s decision to shut down 149 air traffic control towers as part of federal budget cuts.
Kent McIntyre, owner of Bevan-Rabell in Wichita, an avionics and aircraft repair shop, was named 2013 Member of the Year of the Aircraft Electronics Association at its annual awards luncheon in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Funding for 149 of the nation’s contract air traffic control towers, including five in Kansas, will cease in three phases, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Boeing is praising the role its suppliers play in the production of its popular 737 single-aisle jetliner as it celebrates delivery of its 7,500th plane.
Cessna Aircraft rolled out its 400th production Citation CJ3 light business jet on Monday, nine years after the plane was certified.
The loss of Hutchinson airport’s air traffic control tower will be like a city losing its traffic lights.
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