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Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 12:26 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The money will go toward updating the previous design.
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Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 10:06 AM CST
|By Gabe Swartz
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in Kansas City Monday for multiple events.
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Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 9:04 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
WSU Tech says students who complete the program will leave with a certificate, job opportunities, and no college debt.
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Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Governor Laura Kelly on Monday announced Pinnacle Aerospace, LLC, will be investing $14.7 million in a new facility in Wellington.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 9:06 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
After completing the four-month program, qualified candidates will be considered for full-time opportunities at Textron.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
The Frontiers in Flight Air Show proved to be a successful event this weekend in Wichita.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 10:09 AM CDT
|By Shane Konicki
You can check out amazing aerial feats this weekend at McConnell!
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
For those helping keep these planes in the air, it’s important to preserve the stories of those who originally flew them.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 12:20 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Delta is ordering 100 737 Max 10 airplanes, the largest of the line produced by Boeing.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 12:08 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Midwest Energy said 704 customers were without power.
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Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:00 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
These grants will be used to make repairs and upgrades to the airports.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 1:13 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Governor Laura Kelly will join Bombardier Wichita leadership and area government officials for an economic development announcement in Wichita.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 3:51 PM CDT
|By Joe Baker
Hypersonics are weapons that travel in excess of five times the speed of sound.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 10:28 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Frontier intended to resume flights to Las Vegas from Wichita on April 1 but has canceled those plans.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Access on and off McConnell has not changed, though the area around the item has been cordoned off.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 4:09 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
SkyWest Airlines plans to end service at 29 U.S. airports by the summer, including four Kansas cities.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 3:10 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
A new federal grant to Wichita State University is expected to create nearly 100 new jobs.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Spirit AeroSystems will require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 8:11 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Spirit will reportedly get $75.5 million dollars from the $482 million dollar payout – the most of any company.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
A new program at Wichita State’s National Institute for Aviation Research will convert a passenger aircraft into a freighter.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
“Doc” returned to Wichita Tuesday, Aug. 24 after being docked for several weeks in Michigan with engine trouble.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Federal regulators will require more frequent testing of switches on Boeing 737s that trigger warnings to pilots about a dangerous loss of cabin pressure.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Shawn Loging
New federal funds will help grow a Wichita State University aviation program.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2021 at 10:05 AM CDT
|By Lily Wu
WSU Tech will begin offering a collegiate airplane pilot program in Aug. 2021.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 8:23 PM CDT
|By Grant DeMars
The CEO of Blue Origin visited Wichita on Wednesday. He was in town touring local aerospace manufacturers with Senator Jerry Moran.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 11:15 AM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) will host Blue Origin CEO Dr. Bob Smith in Wichita on Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2021 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running rift over their subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will mean the phase-out of billions in punitive tariffs.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 6:54 PM CDT
|By Lily Wu
Textron Aviation is one of 34 companies employing teens through the Youth Employment Project this summer.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Boeing is posting another loss as the pandemic continues to undercut demand for new planes and the company deals with more problems around its 737 Max jetliner.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Shawn Loging
Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. and Commerce Secretary David Toland were in Wichita on Monday to meet with local aviation and aerospace leaders.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 7:26 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Spirit said the massive drop is because of significant cuts in production of the Boeing 737 MAX due to the program’s grounding and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 11:32 AM CST
Bombardier announced Thursday that it will end production of the Learjet aircraft later this year.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 7:49 AM CST
|By Associated Press
Europe’s aviation safety agency says a modified version of the Boeing 737 Max, incorporating multiple safety upgrades, has been approved to resume flights in Europe.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 4:17 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The Kansas Department of Transportation on Thursday signed an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor that would be used for testing aircraft up to Mach 3, which is three times the speed of sound, or about 2,300 miles per hour.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 10:32 AM CST
|By The Associated Press
Flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners have resumed for the first time since they were grounded.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 10:56 AM CST
|By The Associated Press
Last month, regulators in the U.S. and Europe set conditions under which airlines can make changes to the plane and resume passenger flights.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Angela Smith
Spirit AeroSystems announced Wednesday that employees are being given the opportunity to be voluntarily laid off as the company restructures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing grounding of the 737 MAX.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 1:41 PM CDT
|By Angela Smith
Spirit AeroSystems announced Thursday that is closing its facility in McAlester, Okla.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 5:26 PM CDT
Spirit AeroSystems announced Friday it will lay off 450 more Wichita employees who work on commercial programs
Updated: Jul. 18, 2020 at 8:10 PM CDT
|By Angela Smith
Spirit AeroSystems said it is offering voluntary layoffs to its managers in Wichita.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:33 AM CDT
OSHA cites Textron Aviation for 2019 explosion, proposes $13,000+ penalty
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:31 AM CDT
Spirit AeroSystems extends 21-day furlough to 60 days for 737 MAX hourly employees
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:27 AM CDT
Textron Aviation announces 250 layoffs, 70 Wichita employees affected
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:23 AM CDT
Governor Laura Kelly tours Spirit Aerosystems