State of Kansas

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  Boeing Completes Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems

  Dec 8, 2025 · Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based aerostructures supplier spun off from Boeing in 2005, has been fully reacquired by Boeing in a $4.7 billion all-stock deal completed December 2025.
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  Metro Aviation Expands Operations Family in 2026

  Oct 28, 2025 · Metro Aviation expands its operations family in 2026 with the addition of Vanderbilt LifeFlight, Kansas City LifeFlight Eagle, and Children’s Nebraska
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  LifeSave Kansas Earns CAMTS Accreditation

  Jan 14, 2025 · LifeSave Kansas, an air ambulance operated by Air Methods, received accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS)
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  SPRINT Program Testing at NIAR Wind Tunnel

  Dec 5, 2024 · Bell completes wind tunnel testing at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR, Wichita University) to validate new stop/fold jet transition capability for the DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program
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  Canada Approved TB20 Lithium-Ion Battery Kit for EC130

  Oct 1, 2024 · Vertical Flight Solutions (VFS) announces that its TB20 Lithium-Ion Battery Kit has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the Airbus EC130 helicopter models
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  New Airbus H125 for Teton County Search and Rescue

  Oct 26, 2023 · Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions in Kansas delivered a brand new customized Airbus H125 to Teton County Search and Rescue (SAR) in Wyoming

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