Boeing says it plans to invest $1B in Wichita facilities, training
Five months after Boeing finalized its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, leaders with the aerospace manufacturer commemorated the company’s return to Wichita with the promise of a $1 billion investment for facilities, employee training and production systems.
“We will build the future of flight safety with quality and with pride, from Wichita to the world,” Sean Black, vice president and general manager of Boeing Wichita, said Monday.
Boeing acquired Spirit for $4.7 billion in December 2025, two decades after the company sold off the supplier. It employs more than 13,000 people here.
Now, almost six months into what President & CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Stephanie Pope said is “the next chapter of Boeing Wichita’s history,” leaders with the manufacturer announced they plan to invest $1 billion in Wichita over the next three years.
The billion will go to upgrade facilities, as well as expand employee training and education opportunities and make improvements to existing production systems at production places like the north east manufacturing facility, one of 178 buildings on the Boeing Wichita campus.
“All of this helps us get ready for what’s ahead as we prepare for higher production rates and deliver safe, high quality airplanes to our customers,” Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
Sen. Roger Marshall, who attended the Boeing event Monday, said he texted President Donald Trump to inform him of the coming investment. Sen. Jerry Moran also attended, and spoke to the impact and influence a billion dollar contribution can have.
“Even in Washington, D.C., the announcement of the investment of a billion dollars is a big deal,” Moran said. “And so (is) another sign that Boeing is committed to our state and to the people who work here on this campus. ...
“The success of Boeing and the aviation and aerospace business is hugely important to our country’s economy and hugely important to our national security,” Moran said. “Everyone who works here and everyone who will work here in the future ought to be proud of the role they play in making certain that America has a bright future.”
Officials did not further detail what the implementation of the billion dollar investment will look like but, Marshall said, the city and state will only see benefit from better trained and equipped employees doing what Wichita is known best for.
“Aerospace in Wichita ... they go together like peanut butter and jelly,” Marshall said. “I can assure Kelly and all the people of Boeing that you’ll never regret coming back to Wichita and celebrating the incredible workforce that we have right here.”
