“Today is just the beginning of something big, which will boost our economic development opportunities for our state and community for years to come,” Kelly said. She said that she looks forward to future collaborations and announcements like this one. Kelly said that technical education programs at WSU attract young aviation workers. creating jobs, nurturing the next generation of thinkers, and responding to their communities needs.” “Here in Kansas, our colleges and universities play a simple role in our state’s continued success,” Kelly said. Kelly said that education has an important role of being in charge of shaping the future generation of aviation workers.
“Luckily, there is no better state than Kansas to take full advantage of the 777 passenger freedom project.” “Together, we will strengthen our aviation sector for now and for future generations,” Kelly said. Governor Laura Kelly said that her administration will be a partner to help complete this project. “Over the next 25 months, we will hope to continue to surprise our competition, the OEM, and our customers with the delivery and the performance of the modifications we do on this aircraft.” Lena Alhallaq/ The Sunflower “So it is very difficult to convince an operator to bring an asset of this size and this value to a company that has not done a lot of MRO’s. “I would like to congratulate all of you here today for the accomplishment of bringing this aircraft here to Wichita,” Gibbs said. Gibbs said that in the next ten years, he sees thousands of employees working for this facility. Jim Gibbs, president of the Kansas Modification Center, said that they decided to put an MRO station in Kansas at this facility because of the support that they get from the university, local manufacturers, and local city council members. The media and students were also taken on a tour of the 777 passenger aircraft, which will be converted by the Kansas Modification Center into a freight plane to meet the growing needs of the e-commerce and express cargo market. The press conference was held at WERX on WSU’s NIAR campus and hosted multiple speakers who spoke of their excitement for the expanding Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Program (MRO). Governor Laura Kelly and Senator Jerry Moran paid campus a visit Wednesday to speak about the expansion of the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Program (MRO).
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