Air Capital of the World

In 1916, Clyde Cessna signed a contract to start manufacturing planes in Kansas. Since then, the greater Wichita region has pioneered aviation and manufacturing with a culture of innovation - building iconic planes, revolutionizing manufacturing with composites, and cultivating an industry synergy. The world's great aviation brands - Textron Aviation with Beechcraft/Cessna Aircraft Company, Airbus, Bombardier Learjet and Spirit AeroSystems - working with more than 300 world-class suppliers, are designing and building the world's fleet of commercial and general aviation aircraft. Visit www.AirCapitaloftheWorld.com to learn more. To learn more about aviation in Wichita, contact Andrew Nave, executive vice president of economic development at the Greater Wichita Partnership at andrew@greaterwichitapartnership.org. greaterwichitapartnership.org.