The midair collision Wednesday night between the plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., has left Wichita grieving. The worst U.S. air disaster in a generation killed 67 people, including ...

During World War II, Boeing made more than 1,700 bombers in Wichita, said Logan Daugherty, curator of the Kansas Aviation Museum. The industry employs tens of thousands of area residents ...

For Wichita residents, the ramifications of this ... president and CEO of the Aviation Museum. “About 17%, roughly, of our workforce are involved in (aircraft) manufacturing.” ...

Wichita boasts more than 450 aerospace firms and suppliers, along with centers for aviation research and training. Children on field trips fill the Kansas Aviation Museum. Cupcakes are baked in ...

A devastating plane crash that took the lives of more than 60 people this week has drawn Wichita — known globally as the "air capital of the world" — and its aviation roots into the national spotlight ...

Throughout aviation history, plane crashes associated with Wichita have been rare. In fact, Wednesday’s crash of a American Airlines Flight 5342 is the only major fatality accident involving a ...