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Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of 737s slows

Published May 17, 2024 01:20PM

Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of 737s slows

Spirit AeroSystems, a key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes operated by Alaska Airlines in midair in January.

A spokesman for Spirit AeroSystems confirmed the layoffs at its Wichita, Kansas, plant on Thursday that would trim its workforce of just over 13,000 people. Spirit is Boeing’s most important supplier on the 737s because it makes fuselages and installs door plugs lik ... Read more

PIZZA HUT® ENTERS THE BURGER BUSINESS WITH NEW CHEESEBURGER

Brand Encourages Burger Enthusiasts to 'Cheat On Their Cheeseburger' With Offer for Free Cheeseburger Melts & PEPSI® in the Drive-Thru of Select Burger Chains Across the U.S.

PLANO, Texas, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, Pi ... Read more

NIAR receives $10 million NASA funding for high-temp advance

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) will receive more than $10 million from NASA for research related to the development and implementation of advanced materials for hypersonic applications.

The f ... Read more

Auburn DBF team has top-20 finish in AIAA Design Build Fly C

Auburn University’s Design, Build, Fly (DBF) program's goal was to compete in Wichita, Kansas. They succeeded — not only competing — but earning a top-20 international finish and being the top school in the Southeastern Conference.

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Planned Parenthood expands in Kansas with Pittsburg clinic

Published May 16, 2024 07:12PM

WICHITA, Kansas — Planned Parenthood Great Plains is expanding in Kansas in the face of immense demand for abortions in the state, driven by a surge of people traveling from states with abortion bans.

The organization is planning to open a new health center in Pittsburg, Kansas, later this year, according to the organization’s president and CEO, Emily Wales. It will initially offer abortions — both medication and procedural — as well as contraception, and sexually transmitted infection and HIV testing and treatment. The cli ... Read more

Pennsylvania man accused of trafficking stolen human remains

SCRANTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man was charged Wednesday after he allegedly was involved in trafficking stolen human remains.

Andrew Ensanian, 38, from Montgomery, Pennsylvania, is charged with interstate transport of stolen goods. Ang ... Read more

Join Kansas Rural Center for Its Annual Food and Farm Confer

The theme for this year's Kansas Rural Center's Annual Food and Farm Conference -- which will be held on November 16 in Wichita -- is "Innovation and Conservation." (Courtesy image)

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Join Kansas Rural Center this No ... Read more

Boeing subcontractor whistleblower: ‘They wanted me to lie

Santiago Paredes, a former production inspector for Boeing subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems, says he witnessed hundreds of defects on the line he oversaw inspecting, and says he was silenced.

(NewsNation) — A former production inspecto ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.

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