KANSAS AVIATION FACTS hh Home to one of the five great aerospace clusters in the world, Kansas is a leader in aircraft design and manufacturing of general aviation aircraft, as well as major structures for commercial aircraft. hh Over 67 percent of the world’s embedded general aviation fleet was manufactured in Kansas. hh Kansas-based Textron Aviation (Beechcraft and Cessna) and Bombardier Learjet delivered 43 percent of U.S.manufactured general aviation aircraft shipped in 2016 (29% of global aircraft). In June 2017, Learjet celebrated delivery of the 3000th Learjet produced in Kansas. hh Spirit AeroSystems, the world’s largest independent producer of commercial aerostructures, has completed over 6,000 Boeing Next Generation 737 fuselages at its Wichita production facilities, and made over 500 Dreamliner 787 shipset deliveries. Every Boeing commercial aircraft in production today has structures that were manufactured in Kansas. hh Airbus has its largest engineering center outside of Europe in Wichita and recently opened its new facility on the Wichita State University Innovation Campus. In addition, leading avionics suppliers Honeywell and Garmin each have over 1,000 employees at their facilities in the Kansas City metro area. hh Over 30,000 people are employed in aerospace in Kansas, with highly skilled workers at Textron Aviation, Bombardier Learjet, Airbus, Spirit AeroSystems, and over 300 aviation suppliers and service providers. hh Wichita State University is home to the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). NIAR is a major research site with extensive facilities, qualified staff and expertise in large aerospace structures and composites. hh The National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) is a world-class aviation manufacturing training center on the grounds of Jabara Airport in northeast Wichita. hh Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus offers both associate and bachelor’s degrees in aviation maintenance, professional pilot and unmanned aircraft systems, and an associate degree in avionics. The University of Kansas offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in Aerospace Engineering.
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The Center of Aerospace Excellence
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For more information, contact: Randi Tveitaraas Jack, Kansas Department of Commerce Email: Randi.TveitaraasJack@ks.gov Phone: +1 785 296 7868