A congressional official says Boeing will propose to federal regulators a plan to temporarily fix problems with the 787 Dreamliner's batteries that have kept the planes on the ground for more than a month.

It's a split decision from the union representing Boeing Co.'s engineers and technical workers.

The new company plans to focus on its piston, turboprop, defense and special mission aircraft.

A federal watchdog says that since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn't kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same safety standards.

Some Kansas House members think pat-downs at the state's airports are getting out of hand.

The combined carrier will be called “American Airlines,” still based in Fort Worth.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association says shipments of general aviation airplanes last year were up slightly at the same time billings decreased a bit.

American Airlines and U.S. Airways have pushed back meetings on a final merger plan

The FAA granted permission Thursday to conduct test flights, 3 weeks after the new aircraft was grounded due to reported battery fires

Construction of the new terminal at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport is still on schedule, thanks in part to mild weather conditions at the end of 2012.

A top federal safety official says the government should reconsider its approval of the kind of batteries used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner because they can explode into fires

The National Transportation Safety Board’s top official said Wednesday that the agency is “probably weeks away” from completing its investigation into the Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

The nation's top accident investigator says lithium ion batteries like the ones that caused a fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another aren't necessarily unsafe for use in aviation, but safeguards are needed.

Federal regulators say they are evaluating a Boeing request to conduct test flights of its 787 Dreamliners

In confirming the Plan, Judge Stuart M. Bernstein found that it satisfied all of the requirements of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Augusta Municipal Airport, between Andover and Augusta.

HBC reported it had 3,372 employees in Kansas at the end of 2012. That places the company below the 3,600 threshold

WARN layoff notices have gone out to eleven workers at Cessna's Wichita plant.

The production increase is important to Wichita. Spirit Aerosystems builds roughly 75 percent of the 737 model.

Delta Air Lines is planning to open outdoor terraces with sweeping runway views for its Delta Sky Clubs members at New York's John F. Kennedy and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airports.

Federal accident investigators say a short-circuit and an uncontrolled chemical reaction apparently took place in a Boeing 787 battery before the battery caught fire earlier this month

The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita is planning to open an interactive learning center that features flight simulators, a weather station and educational stations.

A Southwest Airlines flight from Kansas City to Houston was diverted to Tulsa after crew members smelled smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.

A Japanese investigator says the burned insides of a battery from a Boeing 787 indicate it operated at a voltage above its design limit.