Strong Business Jet Growth On Into the Future Brightens the Wichita Business Outlook

Molly McMillin reports in today's Wichita Eagle that "Buoyed by strong international sales and new models, the business jet industry is expected to continue to soar...

"Business jetmakers are expected to ship more than 1,300 jets next year and 14,000 new planes in the 11-year period from 2007 to 2017, according to Honeywell Aerospace's forecast. A record delivery pace is expected to continue into 2009, it said."

Wichita manufactures thirty six (36%) of the world's general aviation aircraft. The aerospace sector accounts for one in six of Wichita's jobs directly and many more indirectly.