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Kansas.com: AviationWichita — with its cluster of aviation manufacturers — ranked first in a list of cities with the fastest export growth, a new study shows. Wichita was also the leading city in exports that drive U.S. Gross Metropolitan Product. The research is from the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based public policy organization. Read more Cessna Aircraft has developed a new use for its Citation Mustang business jet — medical transportation. The announcement was made Monday, the opening day of the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual week-long air show in Oshkosh, Wis., AirVenture 2010. Hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts are expected. Last year's show attracted 578,000 attendees, 750 exhibitors and 10,000 airplanes. The show runs through Sunday. Read more FARNBOROUGH, England — Airbus and Boeing may force mergers among component suppliers in the next 12 months as they seek to slash production and research expenses, according to
aerospace executives and analysts at the Farnborough Air Show. One of the first suppliers to be sold over the next two or three years is likely Spirit AeroSystems, said Bill Alderman of Alderman & Co. Capital, a broker specializing in the aerospace industry. The market still has too many small players, Alderman said. He said he thinks the segment will consolidate down to two or three companies each having $5 billion to $10 billion in annual revenue. Read more Once again, city, county and state officials are grappling with how to keep aviation jobs in Wichita. Last week, Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture said the company is considering moving jobs to Mississippi or Louisiana. He said it also is looking outside the U.S. as it works to cut costs in a down economy that has hurt the market for business aircraft. Local planemakers are constantly being wooed by other states seeking Wichita's high-paying aviation jobs and offering big incentives to get them. Read more WASHINGTON — Technology companies led by General Electric want to revolutionize the nascent medical-monitoring industry by taking to the airwaves. Standing in the way is Boeing. GE's health care unit has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow devices that transmit patients' vital signs to share the 2360MHz to 2400MHz range of the electromagnetic spectrum, now used by Boeing to test the safety of planes. It's the only section of the spectrum where
remote monitoring would be cost effective, according to GE Healthcare. Boeing, the largest U.S.-based aircraft maker, is urging the FCC not to allow new uses of the space. Transmitting medical signals on the spectrum would interfere with flight-test data, causing delays that would cost $50,000 an hour, said Audrey Allison, the company's frequency-management
services director. Read more FARNBOROUGH, England — Bombardier failed to fulfill expectations for an attention-grabbing order for its much-touted C-Series single-aisle airliner at the Farnborough International Airshow, but
the Canadian planemaker insists it remains a potential rival to existing offerings from Boeing and Airbus. Gary Scott, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said Thursday that the Montreal-based company is in advanced discussions with a handful of customers for the C-Series, despite being outshone at Farnborough by Brazil's Embraer as
both attempt to make inroads into the lucrative midsize civilian jet market. Bombardier made deals worth $1 billion at the event, but the majority came from its successful business jet division, although none were for Learjets. The commercial arm did one deal, with Australian flag carrier Qantas for seven Q400
turboprops worth $218 million. Read more Gov. Mark Parkinson and Bombardier Aerospace officials agreed to collaborate on securing the future of the company's Learjet site in Wichita, the governor's office said in a news release Thursday. Parkinson met this week with Bombardier Aerospace president and chief operations officer Guy Hachey at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England. Details have not been finalized. They will be released at a public event scheduled for July 30 in Wichita, the governor's office said. Read more The CEO of Cessna Aircraft's parent company said he still has faith in the business jet market despite continued declines in revenue and profits at the Wichita planemaker. Cessna's second-quarter revenue fell 27.1 percent to $635 million compared with the same period a year ago. Profit dropped 93.8 percent to $3 million. "We continue to believe business jet demand will recover as long as the global economy continues to expand and still believe 2010 will be the trough year for Citation deliveries," Scott Donnelly, president and CEO of Textron, said during a
conference call Wednesday. Read more FARNBOROUGH, England — Planemakers notched up orders worth more than $28 billion at the Farnborough International Airshow by the close of the event's third day, underscoring a revival in
commercial aviation even as budget cuts keep the defense sector in the doldrums. New deals announced Wednesday included orders for Airbus jets from Berlin-based airline Germania and Indonesian national carrier Garuda, while Middle Eastern airline Qatar agreed to a deal with Boeing to take earlier delivery of the U.S.
company's fuel-efficient 787 jetliner. "Air travel demand is continuing to rise in the Middle East and it is becoming clear that international demand is returning as the global economy shows signs of recovery," Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said at Farnborough. Read more Gov. Mark Parkinson and Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture met Wednesday to discuss ways the state could help the company stay in Wichita. "They had a good, honest, productive conversation," said Amy Jordan Wooden, the governor's spokeswoman. Boisture said Tuesday that the company is looking at Mississippi or Louisiana as potential places to put a facility. Read more
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Airbus - http://www.airbusnorthamerica.com/newsroom/index.asp
The newest Airbus facility in the U.S., and the largest in terms of people-power, is in Wichita, Kansas. Airbus North America Engineering, Inc. opened in Spring 2002, is the first design and engineering venture for Airbus in North America and hosts some 140 engineers on the newest and largest Airbus aircraft: the A380. |
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Boeing Airplane Company - http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html
The Boeing Company is the largest aerospace company in the world, as measured by total sales, and one of the nation's leading exporters. Boeing is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, and the nation's largest NASA contractor. The company's capabilities in aerospace also include helicopters, electronic and defense systems, missiles, rocket engines, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems. |
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Boeing Defense, Space & Security - http://www.boeing.com/bds
Boeing Defense, Space & Security working in partnership with its customers and focusing on network-centric, capability-driven solutions, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is transforming business and military operations to address a rapidly changing world. The seven customer-facing business units are Aerospace Support, Air Force Systems, Army Systems, Missile Defense Systems, NASA Systems, Naval Systems and Space Intelligence Systems. |
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Bombardier Aerospace/Learjet - http://www.bombardier.com/en/3_0/pressreleaselist.jsp?group=3_0&lan=en&action=list
Encompassing Learjet, Canadair, deHavilland, and Shorts... as the world's third largest civil aircraft manufacturer. The company designs, markets and supports the world's broadest line of business jets, from the Learjet 31A Light Jet to the ultra long-range Bombardier Global Express. Wichita is the production site for Learjet aircraft as well as one of seven Business Aviation Service Centers and the dedicated center for all of the company's aircraft certification flight-testing. |
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Cessna Aircraft - http://cessna.com/newsroom.html
The Cessna Aircraft Company, pioneer of general aviation, manufactures or has under development the industry's most extensive line of business jets ... the CitationJet, Citation CJ1, Citation CJ2, Citation Bravo, Citation Encore, Citation Excel, Citation Sovereign, Citation VII and the world's fastest business jet, the Citation X. The Cessna Caravan is the best selling turboprop utility aircraft in the marketplace, is also manufactured in Wichita. |
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Hawker Beechcraft - http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/about_us/news_room/
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation is the world’s leading business, special-mission and trainer aircraft manufacturer – designing, marketing and supporting aviation products and services for businesses, governments and individuals worldwide. The company’s headquarters and major facilities are located in Wichita, Kansas, with operations in Salina, Kansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Chester, England, U.K. The company leads the industry with a global network of over 100 factory-owned and authorized service centers. |
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Spirit AeroSystems- http://www.spiritaero.com/media_news_releases.aspx?ItemID=264
Wichita, Kansas is the headquarters for Spirit AeroSystems, having been purchased by the Onex Corp. from Boeing Commercial Airplanes in June, 2005. In addition to Wichita, the Company has operations in Tulsa and McAlester, Oklahoma. Spirit AeroSystems is the world's largest Tier 1 supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components. |
Recent Aviation NewsThe Aviators (TV series) The Aviators is a new weekly magazine-style TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. Boeing Submits NewGen Tanker Proposal to US Air Force The Boeing Company today submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide the service with a next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft. Based on Boeing's 767 commercial airplane, the NewGen Tanker would replace 179 of the 400 Eisenhower-era KC-135 aircraft currently in the Air Force fleet. Boeing Completes Firm Configuration of 787-9 Dreamliner Boeing announced the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Boeing reached this milestone after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the new stretch version of the Dreamliner. Cessna Skycatcher Wins AIAA General Aviation Award The Model 162 Skycatcher produced by Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been named winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Piper General Aviation Award for 2010.
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