Gov. Sam Brownback has appointed David Coleal, Spirit AeroSystems vice president and general manager of its fuselage business, to the Wichita State University Board of Trustees.
The board manages the university’s endowment and the mill levy.
Before joining Spirit, Coleal served as vice president and general manager of Bombardier Learjet in Wichita.
The Augusta Municipal Airport will be an active place Saturday as the airport hosts a fly-in and car show.
The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offer breakfast, lunch, static displays, music, skydiving, raffle prizes and more, information from the airport said.
The airport will also sell aviation fuel at a 50 cent discount.
For more information, call 316-733-1326.
Spirit AeroSystems has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for aftermarket customer support.
Spirit will provide thrust reverser, fuselage and wing component spare parts for the airline’s fleet of Boeing aircraft, which will give the airline “predictable and competitive pricing for all parts in the Spirit catalog while ensuring availability for key parts and components,” the company said.
Ethoipian Airlines is Spirit’s first contract customer in Africa.
“This is a significant milestone for our company as we continue to expand our global support footprint,” Mike Williams, vice president and general manager of Spirit Aftermarket customer support, said in a statement.
Dan Keady, former Hawker Beechraft vice president of international sales for China, Asia Pacific and India, is the new senior vice president of special missions for Hawker.
In his role, Keady is responsible for the continued development and expansion of the company’s special mission business.
He joined the company in 1996 as sales director of international jet special missions and has taken on inreasingly more responsibility since, the company said.
