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 ...

Lon Smith is the new executive director of the Great Plains Transportation Museum in downtown Wichita. He’s the first-ever paid employee for the 42-year-old nonprofit. Travis Heying The Wichita ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Textron Aviation officially opened its $40 million Career & Learning Center in Wichita on Wednesday, aimed at enhancing workforce development in the aviation industry.

Among the attractions involved in the program to help kids keep learning during the summer is the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita. Last year, the museum reported seeing 8,000 visitors due to the ...

“We’ll be collaborating on educational exhibits here in the museum, summer camps ... is part of our goal to make not just Wichita, but Kansas, the aviation capital of the world.” ...

One is trains, a lifelong passion. Another is museums, a number of which he’s led in Wichita. “And the third is helping . . . small nonprofits grow.” So Smith approached the Great Plains ...