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Cessna to repay millions to city, county

BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 3:28 a.m.

Cessna Aircraft said Friday that it will return $10 million to the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County after formally canceling the Citation Columbus business jet program.

  • Metal plant to create 100 Wichita jobs

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | July 10 at 1:33 a.m.

    A California company has agreed to open a metal parts finishing plant in Wichita, creating at least 33 jobs within its first year.

  • More flights on time in May

    Associated Press | July 10 at 1:33 a.m.

    WASHINGTON — U.S. airlines have cut many flights and they are getting better at staying on schedule with their remaining flights, as more trips arrived on time in May than a year earlier.

  • Boeing may seek no-strike contract with union

    BY DOMINIC GATES, Seattle Times | July 9 at 1:33 a.m.

    SEATTLE — Members of the Washington congressional delegation said that Boeing is laying down an ultimatum to its biggest union: Unless a long-term agreement barring strikes by the Machinists is reached by this fall, Boeing will build a second production line for the 787 someplace outside Washington.

  • Not as many used jets for sale

    BY molly mCmillin, The Wichita Eagle | July 9 at 1:33 a.m.

    A leading indicator for the sale of business jets — the number of used planes on the market — moved lower for the first time in months.

  • Boeing to buy 787 operations in S. Carolina

    BY molly mCmillin, The Wichita Eagle | July 8 at 1:34 a.m.

    Boeing is buying a South Carolina facility that builds large sections for its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner for $580 million in cash, the company said Tuesday.

  • Spirit AeroSystems reassigns managers

    BY MOLLY MCMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | July 8 at 3:23 p.m.

    Spirit AeroSystems has made a series of management moves.

  • SPEEA negotiating team supports Spirit offer

    BY molly mCmillin, The Wichita Eagle | July 7 at 6:41 a.m.

    The negotiating team for Spirit AeroSystems' engineering union said Monday that it is recommending members accept the company's offer of a new contract.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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