Bombardier’s industry-leading Safety Standdown, one of the most comprehensive safety conferences in the aviation industry, will be back in full force November 8-10 in Wichita, KS, home to the Bombardier Defense as well as the company’s U.S. headquarters. The 26th edition of the popular three...

Bombardier’s footprint in Wichita includes an expanding service centre that supports Bombardier’s entire family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets. The site also continues to operate one of the world’s leading flight test centres that performs testing and certification of ...

Yingling Aviation is marking its 75th anniversary in 2021 by further expanding its operations at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. The company has added another 50,000 square feet of hangar and office space to the 200,000 square feet of facilities for its Maintenance, Repai...

FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training announces that Rachel Runner has been promoted to Manager of the Wichita Cessna Learning Center.  “Rachel is an outstanding leader who is dedicated to provide our Customers with outstanding service and the highest quality training,” said Rich High,...

PrimeFlight Aviation Services group has acquired Appearance Group as of December 17, 2019. Appearance Group, Inc. is a Wichita, Kansas-based aircraft cleaning and maintenance company that has operated since 1991. “This is an exciting acquisition for PrimeFlight as it furthers our mission to be...

Fixed-base operator (FBO) network Signature Flight Support has renewed the lease for its FBO at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport and pledged to spend $2 million on improvements. The new lease, which runs for 30 years, includes the improvements agreement as part of the deal approved by the Wic...

Equity Bank, a regional Wichita-based bank with $4 billion in assets, has announced its move into business aviation, through the creation of an aircraft financing division. The new department is headed by vice president of business aviation at Equity Morgan Littell, who oversaw a similar project...

Aircraft electronics company Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has announced it is now an approved dealer for Trig Avionics, the UK-based aircraft electronics manufacturer. The Wichita-based Mid-Continent is also the only authorised service centre for Trig Avionics in North America, a partn...

Bombardier Inc. has announced the release of a new light jet, the Learjet 75 Liberty, which will be offered at a list price of $9.9 million (£7.8 million). Assembled in Wichita, Kansas, the six-seat light jet is the fastest aircraft in its segment, has a range of 2,080 nautical miles and will i...

MGR, the American division of business jet parts manufacturer MSB Global Resources, has begun a growth plan in Wichita, KS, which will see them expand office size and employee numbers. The Montreal-headquartered company has moved its Wichita facility to a 4,500 sq ft location and plans to recrui...