Cessna Aircraft Co. is in “discussions with a large customer concerning the cancellation of about $1.1 billion of jets,” according to a news release from its parent company, Textron Inc. (TXT) ...
Wichita was chosen Friday to host the 2011 Junior Olympics, an event that is expected to attract more than 6,500 athletes and have an economic impact of $11 million to $13 million ... Wichita was awarded the event at the USA Track & Field's annual meeting in Indianapolis. Houston and Des Moines also were finalists ... The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission, which led the effort to bring the Junior Olympics to Wichita, plans to discuss further details at a news conference on Sunday ...
The Boeing Co. has warned several airlines that they should begin replacing thrust reversers on wide-body 777 jets, a spokeswoman from Boeing confirmed Friday ...
Forecasts for the next few days will be virtual carbon copies of each other in the Wichita area, meteorologists say ... Sunny skies and highs in the mid- to upper 50s are expected, with variable winds lingering in the single digits. Overnight lows will dip into the 30s ... The next chance for precipitation arrives Saturday night and continues into Monday, but forecasters say that at this point it’s only a slight chance for rain ...