Kansas is the heart of American general aviation manufacturing, producing more aircraft by unit volume than any other state and employing 62,000+ workers. Wichita is home to Cessna, Beechcraft, Learjet, and Spirit AeroSystems — which builds the 737 fuselage for Boeing — anchoring a manufacturing ecosystem that produces over $5 billion in annual aircraft output and accounts for more than 40% of all general aviation aircraft built worldwide.
From Cessna's propeller aircraft to Spirit's 737 fuselages, Kansas builds more aircraft per capita than any other place in the United States.
Spirit AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world's largest aircraft structure manufacturers, building the 737 fuselage for Boeing and major sections for Airbus, Bombardier, and Bell from its massive 13 million square foot Wichita campus. Spirit employs over 10,000 workers in Kansas and ships over 400 737 fuselage sets annually — one of the highest-volume aerospace production programs in the world.
Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation manufactures Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft in Wichita, producing more piston and turboprop aircraft than any other company in the world. Textron Aviation employs over 8,000 workers in Kansas and has built over 250,000 aircraft from Wichita — more than any other single location in aviation history.
Bombardier Learjet
Bombardier's Learjet division operates in Wichita, producing business jets and conducting final assembly and flight test operations. Bombardier employs hundreds of skilled technicians and quality engineers in Kansas, sustaining precision manufacturing and flight test careers that draw on Wichita's unparalleled depth of aviation expertise.
