The news out of Hawker Beechcraft Monday was a blow to the Salina community. The company has done business in Salina since 1966.
Salina officials will begin marketing the facilities.
The Salina Airport Authority has received multiple calls from potential tenants asking about buildings at the Airport Industrial Center, officials said. They offered to work with them on putting up new buildings, but many prefer “move-in ready” buildings that up to now haven’t been available.
The buildings and hangars now leased by Hawker Beechcraft will be ideal for businesses that need access to the airport’s 12,300 foot-long runway, said Salina Airport Authority’s Tim Rogers.
The facilities would be ideal for military operations, unmanned aerial systems firms, aircraft modification shops, avionics installation, completion centers and aircraft maintenance, repair and overall businesses, he said.
Hawker Beechcraft’s lease expires Feb. 28, 2012. The Salina Airport Authority will work with Hawker Beechcraft as it reduces and closes down its operations between now and then.
“This is not the first, nor the worst closure Salina has faced,” Airport Authority officials said. When the Schilling Air Force Base closed, Salina turned the site into the Salina Municipal Airport, the Salina Airport Industrial Center and the Salina Aviation Service Center.
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The guy leading Hawker has been unsuccessful in making significant wealth in more than 2 decades, what made the owners think this time was different. He’s a boob, please sell the company.
That’s an insult to boobs
The good citizens of Saline can thank Obama for this loss. He is the one who is attempting to destroy the business jet industry in this country. Remember him and his party at the polls next November.
The good citizens of Saline can thank Obama for this loss. He is the one who is attempting to destroy the business jet industry in this country. Remember him and his party at the polls next November.
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Oh please, you’re giving Obama far too much credit. He’s just a puppet for an organization of people who seek to destroy this country. Obama hates this country too, but he’s just doing what he’s being directed to do by outside enemies. Too many people in this country wanted a “cool, rock star” president. And now we’re reaping what was sown.