Five things to know about $100M in tax breaks for Boeing, other aviation companies

Wichita and Sedgwick County unanimously approved roughly $100 million in property tax breaks over 10 years for Boeing Wichita and other aviation companies this week. Officials welcomed Boeing’s return to the Air Capital after a nearly 20-year absence.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Wichita approved $450 million in industrial revenue bonds with a 10-year property tax abatement. The deal forgoes about $5 million a year in property taxes for Sedgwick County and more than $4 million a year for Derby Public Schools, which had no say under state law.
• Boeing plans to invest $1 billion in Wichita over three years on facilities, production systems and employee training. The company says it will hire 150 additional employees over five years, on top of the 12,730 it employed in Sedgwick County as of Feb. 17.
• The subsidies come with no jobs commitments. Officials say the breaks defer taxes on new investment that will eventually expand the local tax base in the late 2030s.
• Boeing has received nearly $16 billion in federal, state and local subsidies since 1994, according to Good Jobs First. Commissioner Jim Howell said the local tax breaks help Boeing compete with Airbus, which is partly owned by France, Germany and Spain.
• Boeing plans to boost 737 production from 42 to 47 planes a month this summer and 787 production from eight to 10 a month this year.

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