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Rolland Vincent, aviation forecaster, said he expects Wichita will continue to be a leader in the industry, even as the market for business aircraft evolves.

Happy Aviation Day and Happy Birthday, Orville Wright.

The Machinists union and Textron Aviation are discussing whether to negotiate a single contract for Beechcraft and Cessna workers

Textron Aviation confirms that CitationAir, a fractional ownership company based in Connecticut, will go out of business. It also offered jet cards and aircraft management services.

China-based AVIC is interested in buying Avolon, a aircraft leasing company, as China works to grow its role in the global aviation industry.

Federal regulators say plans to bring the so-called “sharing economy” to air travel run afoul of regulations for aviation businesses

Spirit AeroSystems builds the planes’ fuselage for Boeing.

National Institute for Aviation Research’s new Ballistics and Impact Dynamics Lab is open and doing testing for clients. It plans to add bird-strike testing soon.

Kansas aviation suppliers and exporters say reauthorization of the nation’s Export-Import Bank is crucial to their business. Opponents call it corporate welfare.

Textron gets certification for the Citation M2 in Brazil and Argentina. The company is exhibiting a line-up of products at the LABACE air show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Wichita Airport officials tout benefits of Southwest Airlines service to city. They say fares to some of the more population destinations have fallen, while passenger traffic has increased.

Lawyers from the AARP Foundation’s litigation arm are joining the attorneys who are representing former Spirit AeroSystems’ employees in an age discrimination complaint against the company.

Boeing Co. raised its long-term forecast for new airplane demand by more than 4 percent, based on expected orders of smaller, more fuel-efficient planes and burgeoning travel in Asia.

United Airlines is outsourcing more than 600 jobs at 12 airports around the country, including Wichita, to cut costs while adding jobs at other airports.