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Hatt named president of Consolidated Holdings Group

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 1:28 p.m.

A former Hawker Beechcraft Corp. executive has been named president of Consolidated Holdings Group, the company announced Tuesday ...

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Former Hawker Beechcraft exec joins Consolidated Holdings

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Brad Hatt, a former senior executive at Hawker Beechcraft, has been named president of Consolidated Holdings Group ... Hatt will report to Jack DeBoer, chairman of the group ... Hatt will oversee Wichita Air Services, Consolidated Marine and the business assets of DeBoer ...

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USD 259 to cut $25M from 2010-11 budget

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.

Wichita Public Schools is seeking the help of parents and the community as it prepares to slash at least $25 million from its 2010-2011 budget ...

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Cessna completes buyout of CitationAir

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:08 a.m.

Cessna Aircraft Co. has completed its acquisition of Greenwich, Conn.-based CitationAir. The company, which provides jet cards, jet shares and aircraft management services, was founded in 2000 under the name CitationShares. It was formed through a joint venture between Cessna and TAG Aviation Holding SA ...

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Boeing Wichita wins Air Force One maintenance contract

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:32 a.m.

Boeing Wichita has been awarded a $35.4 million contract for continuing support of VC-25A aircraft, better known as Air Force One when carrying the president ... Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. issued the contract ...

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Could Wichita be the Detroit of aircraft?

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Published Feb. 14, 2010 at 11:55 a.m.

Wichita's business jetmakers sometimes think about Detroit ... Not that many years ago, U.S. automakers weren't too concerned about emerging foreign competitors ... Productivity was poor, costs were out of control, and they became complacent, said Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton. Eventually, they lost their dominance ... Wichita, as the Air Capital of the World, can't be in denial that what happened in Detroit could never happen here, Pelton said ...

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Boeing completes airborne laser test

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:58 p.m.

The Boeing Co. announced Friday that its defense division has helped successfully destroy a missile with an airborne laser. (BA) ...

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Spirit AeroSystems outsourcing more IT jobs

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:06 p.m.

Spirit AeroSystems Inc. notified an additional 135 employees and 13 contractors Friday that their jobs in the company’s IT department will be outsourced. (SPR) ...

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